There are multiple theories indicating that the effect of hearing loss on the decline of mental health and dementia is significant. One recognized risk factor that scientists have long known is the effect of social isolation on those with hearing loss.
About 36 percent of middle school students reported being bullied, compared to 25.8 percent of high school students. Twenty-eight percent of freshmen were bullied at least once during the school year compared to 1 in 5 seniors.
1 There are about 71 percent of students that report bullying as an on-going problem. 2  Along that same vein, about one out of every 10 students drops out or changes schools because of repeated bullying. 3  One out of every 20 students has seen a student with a gun at school.