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5 million Californians
mothers, fathers, brothers sisters, children, friends and colleagues have hearing loss.
Some of us are Deaf. We use sign language.
Some of us are late deafened. We use captions.
Hearing loss can be a very devastating disorder.
It can be very frightening, depressing and isolating.
60% of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have hearing loss and tinnitus.
2-3 out of every 1,000 children are hard of hearing or deaf.
THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING!
65% of people with hearing loss are younger than age 65.
Turn the volume down!
Hearing aids are very helpful, but unlike glasses you don’t get 20/20 hearing.
Hearing loops help!
Many of us cannot hear the high frequency sound of alerting devices.We need low frequency sound, vibration, strobe or a hearing dog to nudge us.
OnaleeHearing Dog
Help us make communication easier!
www.hearinglossca.org
