3.Bill Clinton
The first boomer president has had high-frequency hearing loss for most of his life. It makes it harder to make out the voices of children and women. Conversations also can be tough to understand because high-frequency sounds include consonants like “s,” “f,” and “h” that give words meaning. At age 51, Clinton was fitted with two hearing aids after his 1997 physical.
4.Halle Berry
During the early 1990s, Berry’s then-boyfriend hit her so hard that he punctured her left eardrum. She lost 80% of the hearing on that side. Berry, the only African American to win the Oscar for best lead actress, grew up watching her mother get beaten. Today, Berry actively supports domestic abuse prevention and intervention groups.
