Show I Women I Hear ear Better Although allegedly va vainer in e r than men women who suffer sutter hearing loss are more likely I than men to wear hearing aids and more often wear glasses than the stronger sex They cant can't bear to miss a sight or I i sound apparently ACCORDING TO a survey made by the Public Health Service ice an estimated 65 million I I A Americans suffer s some me degree o o o- hearing loss Loss of hearing in both ears I increased steadily with age according to the study from I 35 per 1000 population under 17 years to persons per 1000 who were 65 years of age or older MEN SUFFERED D more hearIng hearing hear hear- ing loss in both ears than I women the study revealed with per 1003 compared to per 1000 But more women than th-an men used hearing aids Interestingly enough the gr pre pre- alence of impaired hearing in both ears was found to tobe be lowest in urban areas and highest In rural areas In each age group studied the rates were lowest in the Northeastern area area of the nation the most urbanized and were highest In the South and West JUST UNDER half halt per percent percent percent cent of the th population 1 over three years o of age wear glasses glasses glasses glas glas- ses according to the Public Health Service In each age category Investigated m more 0 r e women than men wear corrective corrective corrective cor cor- lenses In the 45 and andover andover andover over group almost 85 per cent of men and a whopping per cent of or women wear glas glas- ses I |