Hearing Loss and Employment Success

Donna R DeMarco, AAS, CDP, BC-HIS

Recently, the non-profit Better Hearing Institute took a close look at the impact untreated hearing loss has on the workplace — and its workforce. What they discovered was intriguing. Untreated hearing loss affected worker’s earnings, and even employment rates.

They found*:

• People with untreated hearing loss lose up to $30,000 income annually, depending on their degree of loss.

• People with hearing loss who do not use hearing aids are nearly twice as likely to be unemployed as peers who use them.

• For people with milder hearing loss, the use of hearing aids reduces the risk of income loss by 90 to 100 percent.

Make sure you’re working at the level you want to be. 

At Accurate Hearing we can help individuals with hearing loss difficulties. If you feel that you or a loved one are struggling with hearing loss, we encourage you to take the first step to better hearing & call for an appointment for a free hearing test & consultation today. Please contact Accurate Hearing for more information and a FREE hearing test call 907-644-6004 – 

Donna R DeMarco, AAS, BC-HIS, CDP

Tinnitus Care Provider

Holding a Certificate from the International Hearing Society

*The dollars and sense of addressing hearing loss in the workplace. McClatchy Newspapers, June 2012