WHO Warns 2.5 Billion Will Have Hearing Problems by 2050
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The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 25 percent of the world’s population, or 2.5 billion people, will have hearing problems by 2050.
The warning came from the first-ever report on hearing from the United Nation’s health agency.
The report found that many of the causes of hearing loss are preventable. They include infections, disease, birth defects, too much noise and lifestyle choices.
To fight hearing loss, the report suggests measures which, it says, could cost what is equal to $1.33 for every person each year. WHO director-general Tedros Adhonom Ghebreyesus said the cost of doing nothing is very high, an estimated $1 trillion.
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