Did you know that there are 360 million people in the world who suffer from disabling hearing loss? That is 5.3% of the world’s population out of which 32 million are children. Read on to find more such facts: Chronic ear infections are a leading cause of hearing loss: The global prevalence of chronic otitis media (COM) ranges from 1 to 46% in developed and developing countries. COM leads to hearing loss and can cause life-threatening complications and mortality. The most astonishing thing is that COM is largely preventable. It can be managed effectively through medical and surgical means. Noise