Senate Concurrent Resolution 1015 Summary

• Recognizes March 3, 2020 as World Hearing Day in Arizona and encourages citizens to protect their hearing and seek services from licensed hearing health care professionals.

• Notes that hearing loss affects over 37 million American adults (15% of the population) and is linked to cognitive decline, dementia, falls, depression, and isolation.

• Highlights that untreated hearing loss costs the U.S. economy up to $122 billion in lost earnings annually and negatively impacts household income by up to $12,000 per year.

• States that noise-induced hearing loss is preventable but a growing problem among adolescents due to overamplification of personal listening devices.

• Acknowledges that fewer than 30% of adults aged 70 and older with hearing loss and only 16% of adults aged 20-69 with hearing loss who could benefit from hearing aids have ever used them.