| Posted on: | Category: Hearing Loss
New data from Britain's National Health Service reveals over a third of the 50,000 patients going to hospitals in England for hearing loss are under 50.
- Researchers believe the increase in hearing loss is due to listening to loud music through headphones.
- If this trend continues, one in four individuals in England will have hearing loss by 2030 due to listening to loud music.
- The permanent damage can also cause tinnitus.
The result of this is that we're now seeing a worrying number of young people damaging their hearing. Thousands of people in the UK will end up needing hearing aids because of this damage. —Dr. Luke Twelves
Why it matters
The best protection against hearing loss and tinnitus is to avoid regular exposure to loud sounds.
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- How much hearing you've lost
- Whether your hearing needs treatment
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