. On the average there is a seven-year hiatus between the time an adult recognizes the presence of hearing difficulties and the eventual pursuit of corrective measures to address the disorder. We need not look beyond this statistic to recognize that there is a substantial degree of denial among adult hearing loss sufferers. Adult grieving for the loss of hearing is common and denial is a normal aspect of this grieving process. Discussion of this denial and means of addressing it are covered in Chapter 4.