USA Snapshot
A look at the statistics that shape our lives
Source: National Academy on an Aging Society
Hearing problems
Seventy-two percent of Americans with hearing problems are 45 or older.
Archived from
USA Today 6
June 2000
Causes of acquired deafness
USA Today age prevalence
Consonant confusion with sloping audiogram
British campaign against tinnitus.
Loud Music
Noise Awareness
Young people and loud music