The number of Americans ages 65 and older is currently thought to be somewhere around 46 million. This number is projected to more than double to over 98 million by 2060, and the 65-and-older age group’s share of the total population will rise to nearly 24 percent...
According to the CDC, nearly 20 percent of those from ages 40 to 69, and 43 percent of those 70 and older, have some degree of hearing loss. Yet among people over 50 with hearing loss, only one in seven uses hearing aids. Hearing loss is not just an inconsequential...