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Why participate in the hearing study?Why participate in the hearing study?Wh Hearing problems typically result from damage to the ear and researchers have spent decades trying to understand the biology behind hearing loss. More importantly, researchers now realize theimportantly, researchers now realize theimportantly need to better understand how hearing loss affects your everyday life*. In this new hearing study, Professor Pichora-Fuller and her team are trying to find out how people learn to live with hearing loss and hownewsolutions couldhelp thesepeople take action sooner and live lifemore fully. It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87have somedegreeof hearing loss1, butmost donot seek treatment right away. In fact, the average person with hearing losswillwait tenyearsbefore seekinghelp2. This is because at the beginning stages of hearing losspeopleoftenfind they can"get by"without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasinglyharder todo. 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