Hearing loss
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What is hearing loss?
Hearing loss can be classified as conductive, sensorineural, or both (mixed loss). Nearly 10% of people in the US have some degree of hearing loss. Some hearing losses are congenital (present at birth) and others are acquired disorders.
Common symptoms reported by people with hearing loss
Treatments taken by people for hearing loss
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Compare treatments taken by people with hearing loss
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have hearing loss through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with hearing loss? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has hearing loss on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 264 say hearing loss is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 27 | |
| 30s | 91 | |
| 40s | 56 | |
| 50s | 94 | |
| 60s | 61 | |
| 70+ | 185 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 50 | |
| 20-29 years | 35 | |
| 30-39 years | 30 | |
| 40-49 years | 33 | |
| 50-59 years | 24 | |
| 60-69 years | 29 | |
| 70+ years | 17 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 310 | |
| Female | 661 |
| Condition Types | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Conductive hearing loss | 23 | |
| Mixed hearing loss | 26 | |
| Sensorineural hearing loss | 175 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 603 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 57 |