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At what age does hearing start to decline? Uncovering the timeline of age-related hearing loss

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, nearly 1 in 4 Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have measurable hearing damage. This startling statistic proves that the question of at what age does hearing start to decline is far more complex than most people assume, with subtle changes beginning much earlier than you might expect.