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Hearing Awareness Month shines a spotlight on hearing health and raises awareness of the experiences of New Zealanders who are deaf or hard of hearing.
According to the National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, more than 880,000 New Zealanders experience some form of hearing loss. However, this figure is likely to grow – the World Health Organisation predicts the number of people with hearing loss is likely to rise considerably in the