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Commission on Hearing Loss
— final report | | Author(s) | Sally Greengross |
| Corporate Author | International Longevity Centre UK - ILC-UK |
| Publisher | International Longevity Centre UK - ILC-UK, London, July 2014 |
| Pages | 38 pp |
| Source | ILC-UK, 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB. Download: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/pub... |
| Keywords | Hearing Impairment ; Reports. |
| Annotation | For too long, hearing loss has been ignored, overlooked and disregarded, despite the millions of people experiencing hearing loss and the devastating consequences that it can have on individuals, their families and society as a whole. This report presents new data to show not only the predicted growth in the number of people with hearing loss, which is set to account for almost 20% of the total population by 2031, but also highlights a £25 billion loss to the UK economy in potential economic output. The terms of reference of the Commission on Hearing Loss were to consider the extent of the challenges posed by age-related hearing loss in the UK and how it can be tackled. The report considers the rising social cost of hearing loss; makes recommendations on an alternative model of delivering hearing services involving earlier detection of hearing loss by national screening; and looks at ways in which society could become more adaptable to hearing loss. This report has been supported by Boots Hearingcare. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150714003 E |
| Classmark | BV: 6K |
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