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Recent estimates suggest that globally, around 2.5 billion people are likely to have some degree of hearing loss by 2050. In most cases, hearing loss can be quite gradual, so individuals may not notice they have a problem until the hearing loss is advanced.
Here we briefly consider the main reasons for hearing loss, as well as take a look at which parts of the human hearing range are damaged first. After describing the symptoms of early hearing loss, we also describe how early intervention with an appropriate hearing aid can make a positive difference.