An Australia-wide joint public health initiative by Sigma and Australian Hearing over a five week period evaluated the hearing of 2,967 people.
The tests were conducted in Amcal, Amcal Max and Guardian pharmacies, with a surprising 54% of people tested showing some form of hearing loss, of whom 1,590 were recommended to take further follow-up testing.
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Source: pharmacydaily.com.au, Monday 30 June 2014