To correct vision and sometimes slow vision loss, we go to the optometrist to get our eyes tested and if needed, we get corrective lenses. As we age, taking care of how well we see is more common than checking how well we can hear. Yet hearing loss affects far more than how well we hear.
Hearing loss is linked to negativity, stress, depression, loneliness, seclusion,
and it can impair motor skills, memory, and inhibit our ability to learn new things. Plus, it can occur at any time, not just with old age.
Sometimes hearing impairments can be caused by illness, genetics, and environmental impact such as long-term exposure to loud noise.
Common signs of hearing loss:
- Continuously believing people are mumbling or not speaking clearly.
- Difficulty understanding what others are saying on the phone or when there is background noise.
- Often misunderstanding what others have said.
- Regularly asking people to repeat themselves.
- Hearing others often complain the TV or radio is too loud.
- Continuous ringing or hissing sounds in the ears.
- Minor social changes leading to withdrawing or avoiding conversations and interactions.
Hearing impairment can range from mild, moderate, severe, to profound with treatments varying per the diagnosis.
There are many undiagnosed hearing loss conditions and there are many untreatable cases of hearing loss. Whenever possible protect your ears from loud sounds. Hearing loss is most often permanent.
Getting a hearing test from an independent audiologist is recommended. In the meantime, there are apps that you can add to your phone to test hearing. Search for “hearing test” in the App Store or Google Play.
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