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Jan-Willem Wasmann, MSc

Jan-Willem Wasmann, MSc

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Jan-Willem Wasmann, MSc, is a Medical Physicist Audiologist at Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in Nijmegen, Netherlands, specializing in identifying, diagnosing, treating and monitoring disorders of the auditory and vestibular system portions of the ear.

The Carbon Footprint of Hearing Healthcare and How to Reduce It
Nov 3, 2022

The Carbon Footprint of Hearing Healthcare and How to Reduce It

The authors estimate a ballpark figure for the total annual direct carbon footprint of the hearing aid industry is 100-150,000 ton CO2-eq, and for an individual bilateral hearing aid user it's about the same as driving 40-80 kilometers (25-50 miles) in a medium-sized gasoline powered car. They propose various ways the industry can cut its carbon footprint.

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