Skip to main content
Holiday Sale — Get 40% off Vantage for yourself or as a gift
Published loading...Updated

Ntt Unveils Open-Ear Sound Collector, a More Convenient Alternative to Hearing Aids. a New Proposal to Raise Awareness of the Hearing Loss that Affects 14.3 Million People in Japan.

Summary by toyokeizai.net
An estimated 14.3 million people in Japan suffer from hearing loss. However, the penetration rate of hearing aids is only 15.2%, far below the nearly 50% in Europe and the United States. "They're a pain to wear," "I'm not yet at that level," "They're expensive"—the reasons for not using hearing aids are varied, but ultimately, hearing aids are...
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

1 Articles

An estimated 14.3 million people in Japan suffer from hearing loss. However, the penetration rate of hearing aids is only 15.2%, far below the nearly 50% in Europe and the United States. "They're a pain to wear," "I'm not yet at that level," "They're expensive"—the reasons for not using hearing aids are varied, but ultimately, hearing aids are...

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

toyokeizai.net broke the news in on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal