Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime
Mr. Mark Byrne:
It is both, Senator. We are talking about the natural ageing process, primarily. That is the larger number. However, there are people within that figure of 300,000 who have acquired hearing loss through work accidents, loud music or through other conditions and diseases, but the big number is most definitely people who have been affected by ageing, yes.
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