Table 2. Hearing loss in the population of Tehran based on the Survey of Health and Disease in the Islamic Republic of Iran (MHME, 1992). |
| Age |
2-14 |
15-39 |
40-69 |
≥ 70 |
| % of population with hearing loss* |
1.0 |
3.2** |
8.8 |
29.2 |
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*i.e. Those who reported hearing loss, but were not deaf and did not use hearing aids, based on a questionnaire survey (self reported hearing loss). |
**Those who used hearing aids = 1.1%, Deaf in one ear = 0.2%, Deaf in both ears = 0.1%. |
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