A survey of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who had hearing difficulties found that 24 percent stated their hearing difficulties somewhat impacted their quality of life. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Impacted greatly
6%
Impacted somewhat
24%
Not impacted very much
40%
Not impacted at all
30%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents6%6%24%24%40%40%30%30%Impacted greatlyImpacted somewhatNot impacted very muchNot impacted at all
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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 stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428466/hearing-difficulties-impact-on-quality-of-life-adults-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428466/hearing-difficulties-impact-on-quality-of-life-adults-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. (2023). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428466/hearing-difficulties-impact-on-quality-of-life-adults-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 40 Years and Older with Hearing Difficulties Who Stated Their Difficulties Impacted Their Quality of Life as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428466/hearing-difficulties-impact-on-quality-of-life-adults-us/
American Speech–Language–Hearing Association, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428466/hearing-difficulties-impact-on-quality-of-life-adults-us/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older with hearing difficulties who stated their difficulties impacted their quality of life as of 2023 [Graph], American Speech–Language–Hearing Association, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428466/hearing-difficulties-impact-on-quality-of-life-adults-us/
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