HRAL is a provider of Hearing Care Services. Its

HRAL is a provider of Hearing Care Services. Its new and expanding, first in Canada and then will jump the border into the U.S. then on to the moon which is where it is racing to.

Hearing Facts and the Market for Hearing Instruments

The Facts Are:

* There are more baby boomers aged 45-64 with a hearing loss (10 million) than there are people over the age of 65 with a hearing loss (9 million).
* After President Bill Clinton was fitted for hearing aids, more than 1 million other baby boomers identified themselves as experiencing hearing loss.
* Hearing loss is more common than you might think. Interestingly, due to recreational and environmental noise, hearing loss is occurring at younger and younger ages.
* Worldwide, an estimated 500 million people experience hearing loss.
* In the U.S., one out of eight 30-year-olds is already hearing-impaired and one in eight 50-year-olds suffer from hearing loss.
* Of the 10 million Americans aged 45 to 64 who have a hearing loss, 6 out of 7 do not yet benefit from wearing hearing aids.
* Hearing loss is second only to arthritis as the most common complaint of older adults.
* Only about 10% of hearing losses are helped by surgery or other medical treatment.
* 90% of hearing losses can be treated with the use of hearing instruments.

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