The number of working age Americans with hearing loss has decreased, a finding revealed in a new paper from federal researchers, reports The New York Times.
The study, published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology, used data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey and found that Americans’ hearing has gotten better since 1959. According to data room 2011 and 2012, 14.1 percent of the population has hearing loss, defined as not being able to hear in at least one ear.
Reasons for the decline could include the closing of noisy factories, limited use of medications, immunizations and better health in general.
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