A survey of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who had hearing difficulties found that 25 percent had spoken with a primary care physician about their hearing difficulty. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
A primary care physician
25%
An audiologist
24%
A physician who specializes in hearing issues
16%
A hearing instrument specialist/hearing aid dispenser
8%
A sales associate in a retail store
2%
A pharmacist
1%
None of these
56%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents25%25%24%24%16%16%8%8%2%2%1%1%56%56%A primary care physicianAn audiologistA physician who specializes in hearing issuesA hearing instrument specialist/hearing aid dispenserA sales associate in a retail storeA pharmacistNone of these
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. (September 12, 2023). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428465/adults-with-hearing-difficulties-discussed-problem-with-select-people-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428465/adults-with-hearing-difficulties-discussed-problem-with-select-people-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. (2023). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428465/adults-with-hearing-difficulties-discussed-problem-with-select-people-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 40 Years and Older with Hearing Difficulties Who Discussed Their Hearing Difficulties with Select People as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428465/adults-with-hearing-difficulties-discussed-problem-with-select-people-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428465/adults-with-hearing-difficulties-discussed-problem-with-select-people-us/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who discussed their hearing difficulties with select people as of 2023 [Graph], American Speech–Language–Hearing Association, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428465/adults-with-hearing-difficulties-discussed-problem-with-select-people-us/
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