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Sarah Lumley

SHOCKING: Social experiment replicates what it is like to struggle with hearing difficulties at work - You Need To See This

One in five employees have been left feeling worried in the workplace, while 23 per cent feel concerned – as a result of struggling with hearing difficulties.

Over a third of working adults (34 per cent) claim they have found it difficult to make out what is being said in meetings – due to people speaking in a quiet voice (33 per cent), mumbling (36 per cent), or background noise (38 per cent).

And over a fifth (22 per cent), of the 2,000 adults polled, revealed that they suspect they may have hearing loss – or, in fact, already know they have it.

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