Hearing loss affects one in six
16 percent of all adult Europeans suffer from a hearing loss.
| Your hearing ability may contribute to how well you function in your daily life around relatives, friends and colleagues. It is of great importance to be aware of possible hearing limitations and seek treatment early on to deal effectively with any hearing loss. Untreated hearing loss may affect your social life, lower your quality of life and cause mental anguish. |
Loves her hearing aid When Anne Vibeke Friis Nielsen realized that she had lost some of her hearing, she immediately decided to get a hearing aid. | |
How to help Do you have a family member or a friend with an undiagnosed hearing loss? Then you can do a lot to help.
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Noisy offices Too much noise in the office affects the performance and well-being of the employees. | |
Two hearing aids best Two hearing aids improve the general experience of sound quality and the ability to keep up with conversations.
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Babies with hearing loss It is never easy for parents to be told that their newborn is hearing impaired. Most often, it is shocking news. | |
Risky MP3 players Personal stereos cause hearing damage in high numbers of listeners, especially among young people.
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One in six One in six has hearing loss. But only some of those who need hearing aids use them even though they can improve quality of life. | |
Tinnitus and Hearing loss Almost all people with tinnitus also suffer from hearing loss. Just one in 123 tinnitus patients suffered no hearing loss.
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Protect your ears The best defense against noise-induced hearing loss is to stay out of noisy areas or to use hearing protection. | |
Speech-in-noise test Try the 5 step speech-in-noise test that will help you determine if you would benefit from wearing hearing aids.
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