{"id":9224,"date":"2020-10-08T18:01:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T01:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/?p=9224"},"modified":"2020-10-08T18:01:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T01:01:12","slug":"hearing-loss-is-5-times-more-likely-in-people-over-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everhear.com\/hearing-loss-is-5-times-more-likely-in-people-over-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss Is 5 Times More Likely in People Over 65"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nothing works as well as it did when it was new, the human body included. As you age, your body starts to slow down and have more problems. One condition that is more common in older adults is hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby Boomer Stats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Since 2010, the population of Americans over the age of 65 has grown rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Baby Boomer generation is classified as those born between 1946 and 1964. According to Dr. Luke Rogers, of the Census Bureau\u2019s Population Estimates Branch, \u201cthe first Baby Boomers reached 65 years old in 2011<\/a>.\u201d He continued, \u201cSince then, there\u2019s been a rapid increase in the size of the 65-and-older population, which grew by over a third since 2010. No other age group saw such a fast increase. In fact, the under-18 population was smaller in 2019 than it was in 2010, in part due to lower fertility in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018 there were 52 million Americans over the age of 65; this number is expected to reach almost 100 million by 2060.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increase in Hearing Loss for Those Over 65<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of disabling hearing loss<\/a> in adults over the age of 65 is up to five times higher compared to children and adults up to 65 years of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age Related Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Presbycusis, known more commonly as age-related hearing loss is the most common condition affecting older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n