Global View of Tele-audiology

There are approximately 360 million people with permanent disabling hearing loss in the world who would benefit from hearing health services (World Health Organization, 2013).

The majority of people around the globe live in regions where hearing healthcare is non-existent or inaccessible.

The development of tele-audiology has the potential to help with the demand for hearing health services and increase the availability of services, especially in remote areas.