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" Men are being encouraged to go for hearing checks if they have concerns about their ability to hear properly. Hearing loss is a common problem and is now known to be associated with a number of chronic diseases. For instance, research shows that people with heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and Alzheimer&amp;#039;s disease all have an increased risk of hearing loss. Dr Sergei Kochkin, executive director of the Better Hearing Institute in the US, observed that hearing is &amp;#039;integral to a man&amp;#039;s whole health and wellbeing&amp;#039;. He pointed out: &amp;#039;It affects his quality of life, relationships, family life, job performance and even his earnings. &amp;#039;And because hearing loss is linked to several chronic diseases, it&amp;#039;s important that men and their healthcare providers routinely address hearing health as part of their medical care.&amp;#039; More than ten million people in the UK have some form of hearing loss, according to figures from Action on Hearing Loss, and experts believe this figure will rise to 14.5 million by 2031. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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