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Richard Dysart -
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Known as Leland McKenzie (for which he received an Emmy) on the popular TV drama LA Law, during his tenure as a BHI spokesperson he was influential in scripting into the series a confrontation between one of his partners and himself on the importance of treating hearing loss and job effectiveness. In this drama he had to battle his vanity and admit he needed hearing aids when he went to court to fight an age discrimination case. Mr. Dysart's major film credits include: Being There, Pale Rider, Mask, The Falcon and... More

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Prevalence of Hearing Loss & Demographics

  • 1 out of 10 Americans have a hearing loss --- that’s more than 31,000,000 people.
  • 3 out of 1000 children are born with hearing loss.
  • 1.4 million children have hearing loss.


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