About Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is an "invisible disability"; you can't determine who is affected and who isn't just by looking at people. One of the unfortunate repercussions of this trait is that members of the general public almost always grossly underestimate the number of people who are affected by hearing loss and the impact of hearing loss on the lives of those affected.

The facts are that one in ten Americans has a hearing loss significant enough to impact their lives, and that hearing loss can affect virtually every area of a person's life. Hearing loss is a serious condition, and chances are good that several people you know suffer from it.

"Sure", you might think. "I'm glad I don't have a hearing loss. But it's not really all that serious, is it? It's not as bad as, say, being in a wheelchair, right?" For an answer to that question from a person with both disabilities, please read Rosemarie Kasper's wonderful article.