Listen Up! All You Need to Know About Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is defined as being partly and/or totally unable to hear sound in one or both ears. According to the National Institutes of Health, National Council on Aging, approximately 12 percent of the U.S. population — or 38 million Americans — have significant hearing loss.There are a number of potential causes attributed to hearing loss, including infections, birth defects, the aging process, injuries to the head or ear, ototoxic reactions to drugs, and exposure to excessive noise.

Learn everything you need to know about hearing loss in the following infographic by The Hearing Loss Pill.

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Irma Wallace

Co-founder and Vice President of SearchRank, responsible for many of the day to day operations of the company. She is also founder of The Arizona Builders’ Zone, a construction / home improvement portal.

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