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10% of all Belgians say they have a hearing loss.

In the EuroTrak Belgium 2021 survey, 9.4% of the participants say they have a hearing loss. 34% of the Belgians who say they have a hearing loss use hearing aids.

he survey, EuroTrak Belgium 2021, shows that 9.4% of all the people in Belgium say they have a hearing loss. Among adults above the age of 18, more than 11% say they have a hearing loss. The figures are quite similar to the figures found in the other EuroTrak surveys carried out in a series of European countries including Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy. The number of people in Belgium who say they have a hearing loss is quite stable. The recent survey, EuroTrak Belgium 2017, showed that 9.6% of all people in Belgium said they had a hearing loss. Among people in Belgium aged 65-74, around one in five (19%) say they have a hearing loss. In the age group above 74, one in three say they have a hearing loss (33%).

Hearing test
In the survey, 32% of the participants had a hearing test within the last 5 years. Most of the tests were carried out by ENTs.

Reimbursement
82% of the participants in the survey who use hearing aids received some form of 3rd party reimbursement. On the other hand, among hard of hearing non-owners, only 31% knew whether a 3rd party such as the government or insurance would pay any part of the hearing aids.

About the survey
The EHIMA EuroTrak Belgium 2021 survey was carried out in cooperation with the Swiss analysis firm Anovum. Nearly 14,500 people participated in the survey.

Source: www.ehima.com

'Hear for Tomorrow'

Hearing Coach Int. will participate in ‘Hear for Tomorrow’ event in London on March 30, 2022 with demonstrations of our software tools.

The event is organized by The Hearing Conservation Association & Institute of Acoustics at The Royal Academy of Engineering, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG.

Program: https://www.ioa.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=521

According to WHO (2015) 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of developing hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices and exposure to damaging levels of sound in noisy entertainment venues. Under the theme “Make Listening Safe”, WHO draws attention to the rising problem of noise-induced hearing loss due to recreational exposure to loud sounds.