Sure, you sometimes have to ask people to repeat themselves, and the volume knob on the car stereo is set much farther to the right than it used to be. But you can't be experiencing hearing loss - you're not a senior citizen. Hearing loss only affects the old, right?

Not necessarily. Only 40 percent of people with hearing loss are older than 64. The largest age group with hearing loss is people between 18 and 64 - about 19 million people compared to 14 million at retirement age. More than 1 million school-age children have hearing problems, as well.

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http://health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/modern/hearing-aid.htm#mkcpgn=fb3

Discovery Health has published a helpful overview of hearing aids. This is an introductory article that people interested in learning more about hearing aids will find informative. The article briefly reviews, hearing loss, the function of hearing aids, the construction of hearing aids, and provides some insight into the purchase of a new hearing aid. Articles like these are a good resource for simple information. If you are seeking additional information it's best to contact a local audiologist or hearing care specialist.

2010 media coverage of hearing loop systems (and the HLAA/AAA-supported movement to transform American assistive listening and double hearing aid functionality) is increasing.  For links, see

• Scientific American (January)
• Hearing Review (cover story, February)
• AARP (June 22)
• Albuquerque Journal (May 30 and June 20)
• Six regional Wisconsin newspapers
• Technologies for Worship (May)
• NPR Science Friday (lead segment, July 2^nd)
• Chicago Tribune (front page story, July 3)