Puro Sound Labs Blog – 8.13.19 (8.9.19)
Severe to profound hearing loss is estimated to cost society on average $300,000 over the lifetime per individual.
According to a study carried out in 1999 by B.B. Blanchfield and colleagues from the HOPE Center for Health Affairs, between 500,000 and 750,000 Americans are suffering from severe to profound hearing loss. If these people are to live as normal a life as possible they often require different kinds of treatment, specialised education and social services. In many cases hearing loss results in reduced work productivity. So, apart from consequences to the individual person, hearing loss also leads to costs to society.
Read more: The economic burden of hearing loss