In the EU, 22.6 million live with an untreated, disabling hearing loss

In the EU, there are 34.4 million adults with a disabling hearing loss. Two out of three are not treated for their hearing loss.

There are 34.4 million adults in the EU with a disabling hearing loss (35 dB or greater). Surveys in a series of European countries show that two out of three Europeans are not treated for their disabling hearing loss. This means that there are 22.6 million adults in the EU living with an untreated, disabling hearing loss.

Furthermore, nearly 10 million people in the EU have a hearing loss of 50 dB or greater and around 5.5 million of these are not treated for their hearing loss. An untreated hearing loss of 50 dB isolates you from friends and family and makes it very difficult to maintain a job and participate in society.

In Europe as a whole, there are 47.9 million adults who are living with a disabling hearing loss.

The figures are based on data used in the report “Hearing Loss – Numbers and Costs”, published by Hear-It AISBL.

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