Causes of Hearing Impairment
- Types and Categories of Deafness
- The level and categorization of one’s deafness differs from person to person. For more information on the varying levels and categories, please visit the A.Y.J.N.I.H.H.’s webpage on hearing impairment.
- Causes of Deafness
- There are many reasons for deafness. For a broad list of causes, please visit the A.Y.J.N.I.H.H.’s webpage on causes of hearing impairment.
- Statistics
- Approximately 22 million people in the US have reported having some kind of “hearing impairment.” For more statistics like this, please visit the Wrong Diagnosis webpage regarding statistics about hearing impairment.