This statistic displays the improvement in quality of life due to hearing aids in selected developed countries in 2014-2015. According to a survey conducted during these two years, Switzerland had the highest percentage of people who agreed that occasionally or regularly hearing aids improve their quality of life, among the surveyed countries.
Improvement in quality of life due to hearing aids in selected developed countries in 2014-2015
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France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
2014 and 2015
Number of respondents
base: 120,000 people
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How often do your hearing aids improve your quality of life?"
Note: From the total number of respondents, subsequently data was collected from 3,702 interviews with hearing aid owners and 5,970 interviews with hearing-impaired people people who do not yet own hearing aids across six countries. The interviews were conducted during 2014 and 2015.
* Only those who received HAs in last 5 years were asked in US, so this data point cannot be compared to the ET data.
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The Hearing Review. (June 22, 2016). Improvement in quality of life due to hearing aids in selected developed countries in 2014-2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/670742/life-quality-improvement-due-to-hearing-aids-in-select-developed-countries/
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