Facts

• Did you know that one in every 
  five households has a hearing impaired 
  person.

• One of every three people over the age of 50 have a hearing loss.

• Forty percent of Americans over age 18 knows someone with a hearing loss.

• Twenty million plus Americans have a hearing loss of some degree. 

• 550,000 individuals are deaf to the point that they can’t hear or understand speech.
  

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