Every May, organizations all over join the American Speech-Hearing Association (ASHA) to promote Better Hearing & Speech Month. Help celebrate by learning more about communication disorders and available treatment options!

• Download infographics, read facts sheets, watch videos and more from the American Speech-Hearing Association.

Facts

• Nearly 1 in 12 (7.7 percent) U.S. children ages 3-17 has had a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or swallowing in the past 12 months.¹
• Approximately 15 percent of American adults, or 37.5 million people, report some degree of hearing loss. (2017)¹
• At least 20 percent of U.S. adults, at some point in their lives, had a significant problem with hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech or language. (2018)¹
• In the U.S., 1 in 6 adults reports having some trouble hearing. (2018)¹
• In the U.S., 28.8 million adults have hearing loss severe enough that they could benefit from hearing aids.¹
• By the first grade, roughly 5% of children have noticeable speech disorders.²
• 3 million+ Americans stutter.²
• 6–8 million Americans have some form of language impairment.²

Sources:
¹National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
²American Speech-Hearing Association

Learn More

• Download infographics, ideas and resources from Pinterest
• Watch videos and read articles on hearing and hearing loss from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• Download fact sheets from the American Academy of Audiology covering a wide range of speech and communication topics
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