october 9-10, 2015 the societal and economic impact of treated hearing loss is – good!, coalition...
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HA users recognize that hearing aids increase their chances to get promoted, get the right job and get a better salary. Base: Hearing loss, no hearing aid =600/ hearing aid n=414 I think that people with an untreated hearing loss tend to be less promoted in their job I think that people with an untreated hearing loss tend not to get the job they deserve I think that people with an untreated hearing loss tend to be under salaried © Anovum EuroTrak France 2015 Page 3TRANSCRIPT
October 9-10, 2015
The societal and economic impact of treated hearing loss is – good!,Coalition for Global Hearing Healthcare
Hearing aids are useful on the job.
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HA users recognize that hearing aids increase their chances to get promoted, get the right job and get a better salary.
Hearing aid
Hearing loss, no hearing aid
Hearing aid
Hearing loss, no hearing aid
Hearing aid
Hearing loss, no hearing aid
6%
19%
7%
18%
8%
22%
10%
16%
8%
14%
13%
15%
44%
40%
43%
42%
53%
44%
23%
18%
24%
20%
14%
14%
17%
7%
18%
6%
11%
4%
Disagree strongly Rather disagree NeutralRather agree Strongly agree
Base: Hearing loss, no hearing aid =600/ hearing aid n=414
I think that people with an untreated hearing loss
tend to be less promoted in their job
I think that people with an untreated hearing loss tend not to get the job
they deserve
I think that people with an untreated hearing loss
tend to be under salaried
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HA owners have a lower risk of being depressedand lower risk of developing dementia
Depression symptoms:
Dementia symptom:
Base: hearing aid n=402 / no hearing aid =118
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Hearing aid
Top 50% hearing loss, no hearing aid
4%
6%
46%
70%
50%
25%
Yes, much more Yes, somewhat more No
Hearing aid
Top 50% hearing loss, no hearing aid
7%
9%
2%
3%
5%
6%
4%
7%
17%
34%
16%
7%
49%
33%
Probalility of major depressive disorder=78.6 56.4 45.5 38.4 21.1 15.4 0
Similar for Germany and France
Prof. Hélène Amieva, Bordeaux
• April, 2015:
• ”Hearing aids put cognitive decline on hold”
• Cohort:• 3777 persons• Followed since 1988
Social costs of mental health problems:Example UK
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HA owners feel less exhausted in the eveningsresulting in fewer burn-outs
Base : Top 50% n=134 / hearing aid n=367
Hearing aid
Top 50% hearing loss, no hearing aid
Hearing aid
Top 50% hearing loss, no hearing aid
15%
17%
17%
19%
14%
15%
18%
12%
27%
13%
30%
23%
36%
36%
28%
29%
8%
19%
7%
18%
Disagree strongly Rather disagree NeutralRather agree Strongly agree
In the evenings I often feel physically exhausted
In the evenings I often feel mentally exhausted
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Social costs of burnouts: Not trivial!
Source: CH-Blick; 13.4.2012
Mentally and physically exhausted people….
cost CHF 4.2 billion/year in Switzerland
Source: EuroTrak /JapanTrak 8
Quality of sleep seems to improve if hearing impaireduse hearing aids.
Top 50% hearing loss, no hearing aid (n=118)
Hearing aid (n=402)
34%
59%
66%
41%
NoYes
Are you generally satisfied with the quality of your sleep?
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similar for Germany/France
Quality of sleep: Not trivial!
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89% think people don’t make fun of them because of their HAs. More people make fun of hearing impaired non-users.
74%
15%
9% 2%
NeverRarelyOccasionallyRegularly
Hearing aid owners:How often do you feel you are made fun of or rejected because you are wearing a hearing aid?
Base: N=505
Hearing impaired non-owners:How often do you feel you are made fun of or rejected because of your hearing loss?
Base: Top 50% hearing loss, no hearing aid N=209
28%
36%
26%
9%
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similar in UK/France
Positive impact of using hearing aids in vital areasObs: Self-reported
HA-owner, n=501
Physical health
Mental ability
Feelings about yourself
Mental/emotional health
Relationships at work
Confidence in yourself
Sense of safety
Sense of independence
Relationships at home
Ability to participate in group activities
Social life
Overall ability to communicate more effectively in most situations
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
5%
4%
5%
7%
9%
5%
6%
8%
8%
6%
6%
9%
63%
61%
55%
54%
46%
49%
48%
42%
39%
35%
35%
25%
20%
26%
27%
26%
29%
32%
31%
34%
33%
39%
39%
46%
11%
9%
11%
12%
15%
13%
14%
16%
19%
17%
18%
19%
a lot worse worse the same better a lot better© Anovum 2015 - EuroTrak France 2015
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Since you started using your hearing aid(s), please rate the changes you have experienced in each of the following areas, that you believe are due to your hearing aid(s).
UK: Commission on Hearing Loss: Final Report July, 2014
• People with hearing loss:– Communication difficulties– Social isolation– Mental and physical health problems– Dementia– Lower employment rate
This costs the UK economy 24.8 billion £ per year and this is if you measure lost output only!
• This equals a cost of 27 billion $ for a population of 64 million.
• Approx. 135 billion $ per year in the USA
UK: Ear Foundation”The Real Cost of Adult Hearing Loss” (2014)
• The cost of hearing loss in the UK per year: 30 billion £ (of which direct costs of the UK hearing healthcare account for less than ½ billion).
• So, 29.5 billion £ are the costs of untreated hearing loss.
• Do the math for the US
Danish research, 2006• Age group 50 – 65 years• Hearing loss costs Danish Society 2.7 billion DKK per
year due to productivity loss• Corresponds to approx 400 million $ in a country with 5.5
mill• = approx 24 billion USD for the USA
Dutch research, 2011• Hearing loss is the 6th most expensive health condition
in the Netherlands• Costs Dutch society 950 million € per year• Gets worse with the ageing of society
Sweden, 2008• 54% of all hearing impaired Swedes are between 16
and 64, i.e. working age
• Hearing loss is not just a problem for ”old people”!
Costs?
• Unicef: The costs of exclusion far outweigh the costs of inclusion
• EU Commissioner for Health, Vytenis Andriukaitis: this is a matter of investment, not expenditure.
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