1 in 4 people will have a hearing loss by 2050

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have released the first World Report on Hearing which has found that 1 in 4 people will have some degree of a hearing loss by 2050.

The report also states that:

‘in adults, noise control, safe listening, and surveillance of ototoxic medicines together with good ear hygiene, can help maintain good hearing and reduce the potential for hearing loss’.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have released the first World Report on Hearing which has found that 1 in 4 people will have some degree of a hearing loss by 2050.

The report also states that ‘in adults, noise control, safe listening, and surveillance of ototoxic medicines together with good ear hygiene, can help maintain good hearing and reduce the potential for hearing loss’.