A CDC analysis of 3,583 adults ages 20–69 who took hearing tests in 2011–2012 found that nearly 1 in 4 had hearing damage.
Sources
- CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Too loud! For Too long! (archive.cdc.gov)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5657963 (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/2017/us-adults-aged-20-69-years-show-signs-noise-induced-hearing-loss (nidcd.nih.gov)
- https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2017-02-07-cdc-about-40-million-adults-have-noise-induced-hearing-loss (aha.org)
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