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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <font face="Verdana"> <CENTER><h5>Medical Hear IT - hearing diseases hearing disorders Non-commercial information and advice for GP’s and family physicians to assist in the counselling of hearing impaired patients</h5><br> <a href="http://www.medical.hear-it.org"><img src="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/pics/logo.jpg" ALT="Medical Hear IT hearing impaired patients hard of hearing patients patients hearing loss hearing disorders hearing tests otitis media otoslerosis acoustic trauma tinnitus tinnitus patients" border="0"></a><br><br> <TABLE WIDTH="700" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="0%" valign="top"><IMG SRC="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/pics/web_p.gif" WIDTH=120 HEIGHT=120 ALT="Medical Hear IT hard of hearing patients patients hearing loss hearing disorders hearing tests otitis media otoslerosis acoustic trauma tinnitus"> <H6>hearing disorders</h6> <font face=Verdana size=1 color=#990000> Non-commercial information and advice for GP’s and family physicians to assist in the counselling of hearing impaired patients.</font><BR> <HR size=1 width=73% align=left noshade> <A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/hearing_diseases/index.html">[hearing diseases]</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/ear_diseases/index.html">[hearing disorders]</A><br><BR> <A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/hearing_impaired_patients/index.html">[hearing impaired patients]</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/hard_of_hearing_patients/index.html">[hard of hearing patients]</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/hearing_tests/index.html">[hearing tests]</A><BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org/search/hearing disorders/index.html">[hearing disorders]</A><BR><BR> <font><A HREF="http://www.medical.hear-it.org">[HOME]</A><br> </TD> <TD WIDTH="70%" valign="top"> <div align="left"> 700 million. At the same time, American surveys have estimated the number of hearing-impaired people in North America to be more than 25 million out of a population of about 300 million.<BR><BR> The problem will increase hearing disorders in the coming years, and Adrian Davis estimates that more than 700 million people world-wide will suffer from hearing loss of more than 25 dB in 2015, and the number will exceed 900 million in 2025. The hearing disorders increase is primarily the result of noisy surroundings and an ageing population.<BR><BR> An Australian survey carried out by the Centre for Population Studies in Epidemiology, South Australian Department of Human Services, found that the overall prevalence of hearing disorders hearing impairment in the Australian population is 22 per cent and that the level of impairment in approximately 17 per cent of the population is likely to cause difficulty regarding speech discrimination.<BR><BR> hearing disorders Quality of life<BR> Many people who are suffering from untreated hearing impairment may experience that their reduced hearing ability affects their quality of life.<BR><BR> At the same time, using hearing aids improves the quality of life in most cases hearing disorders and reduces many of the negative effects of hearing loss.<BR><BR> It has also been documented that hearing improves fast and that people typically get their first hearing aids when they realise that their hearing has deteriorated or when their family keeps<br><br><A HREF="mailto:info@medical.hear-it.org">[Email: info@medical.hear-it.org]</A><br><br></div> aaltazxghearing disorders </TD> </TR> </font> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY>