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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Helen William & Nathan Russell & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Brits putting their health at risk by not taking a simple hearing test, charity says

Very few people in the UK have their hearing tested, putting their physical and mental health at risk, a charity says

Only 6% of people across the country who have not previously been diagnosed with hearing loss had their hearing checked last year.

The figures, released by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), are in stark contrast to the number of people who had other health updates.

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