About 10 percent of the participants in the Apple Hearing Study were diagnosed by a professional with hearing loss. Of these, 75 percent do not use assistive devices such as a hearing aid or cochlear implant, although such devices may help reduce the effects of hearing loss.
According to data collected using audience tests, 20 percent of participants had hearing loss compared to WTO standards, and 10 percent had hearing loss consistent with exposure to noise.
Nearly 50 percent of participants had not tested their hearing in at least ten years. And 25 percent of participants experience it several times a week or more in their ears, which can be a sign of hearing damage. Everyone should have their health examined regularly by a professional.
‘One year after the Apple Hearing Study, we generated significant insights into exposure to everyday noise and the effects of exposure on hearing in our participants. The national scale of this study is unprecedented. We look forward to sharing new scientific findings, as well as informing policies to improve and promote hearing health as the study progresses, ”said Rick Neitzel, associate professor of health sciences at the University of Michigan. ‘Even during this pandemic, while many people stay at home, we still see that 25 percent of our participants have a high exposure to the environment. The results of this study can improve our understanding of potentially harmful exposures and help identify ways in which people can proactively protect their hearing. ”
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