Answers to Do You Know?

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Answers to “Do You Know?” (FMI: For More Info)

1. Do you know what % of people over age 70 have hearing loss? 

67%, 2 out of 3, FMI: attend or engage the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.

2. Do you know what % of the 21.5 million people in the U.S. with hearing loss use hearing aids? 

29%; Why so few? FMI: Attend or engage the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.

3. Do you know that even though Medicare doesn't pay for hearing aids, there are sources of financial help for the purchase of hearing aids? 

In addition to free benefits for US military veterans, some states have financial help for low income qualified residents and some private Medicare Advantage plans have discounts or partial coverage; FMI: attend or engage the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.

4. Do you know that almost all cell phones sold today are equipped with captioning apps built in, to convert voice audio into text and display it on the phone almost instantaneously? Do you know how to find them? 

On Apple iphones, the app is called Live Captions; on android cell phones, the app is called Live Transcribe; both are found under Settings>Accessibility>Hearing help. FMI: attend or engage the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.  

5. Do you know that there is an app you can download to your cell phone to locate quieter restaurants? 

The app is called Soundprint, it's free and available on both Apple & android cell phones. FMI: attend or engage the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.

6. Do you know what to tell your audiologist or ENT doctor to get Medicare to pay for a hearing test?

"I have had the hearing issue for more than a year." FMI: attend or engage the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.

This is the kind of things you will learn in the presentation: The Time to Hear is Here.