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Prevalence of Hearing Loss Worldwide

600 million persons (10% of population)

Prevalence of Hearing Loss VIDEO 1B

worldwide with at least mild loss

250 million persons with at least moderate loss 900 million persons by 2025 More than 2/3 of the total reside in developing

countries

Traynor, Bob, ed. "Incidence of Hearing Loss Worldwide." Hearinghealthmatters.org. N.p., 06/04/2011. Web. 1 Sep 2012. <http://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearinginternational/2011/incidence-ofhearing-loss-around-the-world/>.

Prevalence of Hearing Loss Developing Countries

100+ countries considered to be developing 80% of world population Records are scarce, but occurrence appears to be

Prevalence of Hearing Loss Developed Countries

Fairly similar prevalence among developed countries In US, 31.5 million person Number of persons affected more than doubled in past 30

huge Estimated 50% of losses could be prevented if healthcare were available >6 in 1,000 infants Cultural influences affect diagnosis and treatment
Traynor, Bob, ed. "Incidence of Hearing Loss Worldwide." Hearinghealthmatters.org. N.p., 06/04/2011. Web. 1 Sep 2012. <http://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearinginternational/2011/incidence-of-hearingloss-around-the-world/>.

years 30% of persons over age 60 14.6% of Baby Boomers (age 41 59) 7.4% of Gen Xers (age 29 40) 1.4 million children under age 18 3 in 1,000 infants

Traynor, Bob, ed. "Incidence of Hearing Loss Worldwide." Hearinghealthmatters.org. N.p., 06/04/2011. Web. 1 Sep 2012. <http://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearinginternational/2011/incidence-of-hearing-lossaround-the-world/>.

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Additional Prevalence Data in US

Additional Prevalence Data in US

50 million people with tinnitus 30 million people regularly exposed to hazardous noise

levels 10 million people with permanent noise-induced hearing loss 2 million people classified as deaf 15% of school-age children fail school screening 90% of children with at least 1 ear infection before age 6

Martin, Frederick. Introduction to Audiology. 11. Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson Education, 2012.

Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Children

3 in 1000 babies per year in the US born with permanent

hearing loss
12,000 babies per year - one of the most common birth defects 92% of children with hearing loss have 2 hearing parents; 96%

have at least 1 hearing parent

High Risk Registry 50% have no risk factors Parents suspected before MD Average age of identification prior to NBHS 2 to 3 years of age Newborn Hearing Screening 92% to 95% of all babies screened 54% receive appropriate follow up; 46% lost to system

"Facts about Pediatric Hearing Loss." www.asha.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sep 2012. <http://www.asha.org/aud/Facts-about-Pediatric-Hearing-Loss/>.