It is often [mistakenly] assumed that deafness is a condition that predominantly afflicts the elderly.

Probably for the the most part ... ... this is true - in so far as, the older we become, the more likely we are to experience some decline in our faculties - hearing loss being among the most common. Indeed, those of you who met me at Scarborough in June 2012 will testify to my being a prime example of such a claim.

But sometimes, of course, there are exceptions ... as the following link to an article written by one young lady fitted with hearing aids at the tender age of 17, indicates:


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/tama...?utm_hp_ref=uk ...

Hear, hear! .