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.
Using the U.S. Census and the percentages of a 1983-84 study of over a. half million Norwegian children, by Dan Olweus PhD, Bully Police USA. has come up with a more accurate percentage and count of how many. children are being bullied in the USA.