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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lisa Salmon

YOU WONT BELIEVE: 6 signs you should get your ears tested | Mind Blowing Facts

There’s no set age when hearing starts to deteriorate (Alamy/PA) -

More than 11 million people in the UK have hearing loss – that’s one in six of us.

But around a third of older people who are hard of hearing haven’t done anything about it, according to a University of Manchester study.

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