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Buzzing, ringing and constantly asking, “Could you repeat that?” are all associated with hearing loss. It seems the older you get, the less you can actually hear. You start to raise the volume on the TV or radio and you’re always straining to hear what people are saying.
You may think it’s a natural occurrence because you’re getting older, but hearing loss may have less to do with age and more to do with your listening habits.
In fact, all generations are at a much higher risk for hearing loss than ever before, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As many as 1.1 billion people are jeopardizing their hearing, setting themselves up to lose it completely.
Sound and noise surrounds our everyday lives. From construction, to traffic, to movies in theaters and our very own TV, everywhere we go we are exposed to various levels of sound. Well, the WHO has examined data to determine whether our listening habits arecausing hearing loss. They are…