Hearing Loss Related Statistics
- 90% of what young children learn is attributed to incidental language
- Hearing loss is the most common congenital anomaly found in newborns
- 34 million people in the US have some degree of hearing loss
- 86% of the 34 million are hard of hearing
- 14% of the 34 million are deaf
- more than 1 million children in the US have hearing loss
In the U.S.
- out of every 1000 infants born:
- 6 have hearing loss
- 1 has severe or profound hearing loss
- out of every 1000 school-age students
- 7 have bilateral hearing loss
- 16-19 have unilateral hearing loss (one ear only)
- 9 have a severe to profound hearing loss
- 10 have permanent sensorineural hearing loss
- 30% of children with a hearing loss have an additional disability
- 37% of children with only a mild hearing loss fail at least one grade
- 93% of deaf children are born into hearing families
- American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most widely used language in US
- Exposure to loud noises may cause permanent hearing loss
- Males are more likely to experience hearing loss
- People in rural areas are more likely to develop hearing loss