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According to various sources, 6 to 7% of the population suffers from hearing impairment.

According to the forecasts of the World Health Organization, by 2020 the number of people with hearing loss will increase by 30% and will reach 9% of the total population.

In Russia, more than 13 million people with hearing impairment. Of these, more than 1.0 million are children under the age of 18 years.

From 6 to 7%
of the world's population are hearing impaired
> 13 million
people in Russia have
hearing impairment
> 1.0 million of
Russians with hearing impairment are
children under the age of 18
People with hearing impairments do not perceive speech well and other sounds: they hear them as quiet, illegible
Hearing Impairment

Hearing loss occurs either as a result of damage to parts of the outer and middle ear, or if the parts of the inner ear are damaged, so the following diagnoses are distinguished:

  1. Conductive Hearing Loss

    With conductive hearing loss, changes do not affect the structure of the inner ear and the auditory nerve, but affect the region of the tympanic membrane and middle ear. For example, impairment of mobility in the system of auditory ossicles or extensive trauma of the tympanic membrane.Learn More

  2. Sensorineural hearing loss

    With sensorineural hearing loss, hair cells in the cochlea or auditory nerve are damaged, which is less common. With this kind of hearing impairment in young children, sound vibrations can not be converted into electrical signals, which leads to the impossibility of recognizing sounds by the brain.Learn More

  3. Mixed hearing loss

    Mixed deafness is a combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. It occurs with problems of the inner, outer or middle ear.Learn More