Evening news commercials contain a medicine chest’s worth of midlife ailments, from erectile dysfunction to high cholesterol. One condition receives less attention despite its prevalence: hearing loss.
There’s no drug for age-related hearing loss, which affects about one in three U.S. adults between the ages of 65 and 74, and nearly half of those older than 75, according to the National Institutes of Health. The primary treatment is a hearing aid or other device, which can carry a significant financial cost as well as a stigma.
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