In an international study of 11,000 adults across the globe the UK has ranked the worst at having their hearing checked. The research commissioned by MED-EL to mark World Hearing Day (3rd March) found that almost half of Brits (46%) admitted having never gone for a hearing test.
Only 2% of UK respondents said hearing checks were important, compared to almost half (48%) for eye tests, a quarter for blood pressure monitoring (25%) and (23%) for dental health checks. Globally the UK placed the least amount of importance on their hearing health.
In a UK based independent survey of 2,000 people commissioned by MED-EL half (24%) of those surveyed in East Anglia said they would feel embarrassed to go for a hearing test and half (50%) admitted they had never had a hearing test as an adult.
