Untreated hearing loss costs Europe 213 Billion Euros per year
In the EU alone, more than 55 million people are hearing impaired. This is expensive to the society. The costs in the EU of unaided hearing impairment of all grades are 168 billion per year.
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 May 5, 2008
Excessive noise levels in the mining industry causing hearing loss in mine workers. A study among workers in a coal extraction mine showed that more than 40 percent of all miners suffer from some degree of hearing loss. | | April 17, 2008
Research into hearing loss pays off for society in general and for business. Yet, the British society and the medical industry invest very little in this field of research, charges RNID in the Lancet medical journal.
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April 15, 2008
Increasing numbers of landing airplanes are the source of extreme levels of noise pollution for the residents in the southern part of Valencia, Spain. Exposure to excessive noise may cause hearing loss. | | April 3, 2008
New noise problems tend to appear just as others are being dealt with. More knowledge is needed, and it is of great importance to focus on noise in the workplace in order to limit hearing injuries and illnesses.
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