Hearing Loss = Less Pay?

According to a recent national study completed by the Better Hearing Institute - "Impact of Hearing Loss on Household Income" - Americans with unaddressed hearing loss make less money than people with normal hearing. The study found that wearing a hearing aid reduced the amount of income lost.  Specifically, untreated hearing loss negatively affects household income, on-average, by nearly $23,000 per year depending on the degree of hearing loss.  The use of hearing aids mitigates those negative effects by about 50 percent.