Barriers to hearing problem help among adults 40 years and older U.S. 2023| ��ƽ��

Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and older who said the following prevented them from getting help for a hearing issue as of 2023

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Minor hearing issues are easy enough to live with untreated	19%
Treating hearing issues would cost too much	10%
My health insurance doesn’t sufficiently cover the cost of treatment for hearing issues	9%
The insurance I have doesn’t cover it	8%
I am so busy dealing with other health issues that I don’t focus on hearing difficulties	6%
I am not sure where to go for information	4%
I am not sure what type of health provider to go to	3%
I don’t have health insurance	3%
I don’t think I have the physical ability I would need to successfully use a hearing aid or other device	2%
I don’t have transportation	1%
I don’t think I can keep track of what I need to do to use hearing aids successfully	1%
None of the above	64%

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 16 to 27, 2023

Number of respondents

3,476 respondents

Age group

40 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Original question: Which of the following might prevent you or has prevented you from getting help for a hearing issue?

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A survey of adults aged 40 years and older in the United States in 2023, found that around 10 percent said the cost of treating hearing issues might prevent or has prevented them from getting help for such issues. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States aged 40 years and older who said the following might prevent or has prevented them from getting help for a hearing issue.