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Hearing is one of our most important senses and one that we typically don’t appreciate or safeguard until it’s too late. Socially, mentally and physically, our lives are improved with good hearing. You may not even realize how much you’re compromising your general health if you’re not protecting your hearing or ignoring your present hearing loss. Here are just a few of the many advantages of healthy hearing:

Improved Physical Health

After getting hearing aids, 21 percent of people who responded to a Hear The World Foundation survey reported exercising more frequently. And at least once a week, 34 percent of respondents reported undertaking some sporting activity.

Improved Mental Health

Clinical depression, as well as the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s have been connected to hearing loss according to researchers at Johns Hopkins. Luckily, many of these issues can be prevented or even reversed by using hearing aids.

Stronger Relationships

Communication is essential in any relationship, especially with family and friends. Hearing loss can result in miscommunication, frustration, and ill will. By enhancing your hearing by wearing hearing aids, you will be better able to take part in conversations, especially in crowded rooms, public places, or other settings with lots of background noise.

Improved Mental Abilities

In people with hearing impairment, a 2016 study showed that using hearing aids boosts brain function. Hearing loss often disrupts cognitive abilities because your brain is completely occupied by attempting to understand what other people are saying.

Fewer Tinnitus Symptoms

Individuals who experience hearing impairment will be able to hear sounds they previously couldn’t when they use hearing aids. By enhancing the stimulation between the brain and auditory pathways, hearing aids can help mask and decrease tinnitus symptoms. Wearers can also use hearing aids to control volumes and mask tinnitus sounds.

Reduced Fatigue

Anxiety, fatigue, and exhaustion can be the result when you need to use extra energy to hear and understand what people are saying. Besides helping you effectively communicate, hearing aids also help you spend less energy attempting to hear.

Greater Safety

Better hearing ensures you will be able to react to important sounds and noises that occur in your daily life. Sirens, alarms, cell phones, car horns, and other traffic noises indicating approaching traffic, need to be heard and hearing aids can help you do that.

Fewer Headaches

If you suffer from tinnitus, the condition could cause you to have headaches or even migraines which in turn can increase tinnitus effects. Using hearing aids can decrease the symptoms of tinnitus, and thus minimize the frequency and intensity of headaches and migraines.

Clearer Speech

To ensure your children learn fundamental language and pronunciation skills, it is crucial to immediately treat any hearing loss experienced by young children who are still establishing these skills. There might be fluid inside of the child’s inner middle ears canal which could require a tube to be surgically implanted for drainage. A hearing aid might be necessary for more severe conditions to ensure they’re learning to talk accurately and clearly.

Even adults articulate and communicate better when they have clear hearing.

Greater Confidence in The Workplace

Effective communication is crucial to accomplishing your everyday work responsibilities. Not being able to hear important conversations with your coworkers can lead to misunderstandings, missed deadlines, and tasks going unfinished. Using hearing aids can help you prevent these issues, and allow you to take greater pride and fulfillment in your career. Stronger communication skills will make your interaction with your coworkers better also.

You should get in touch with your local hearing professional if you think hearing loss is causing you to miss out on essential conversations. They can help you decide if hearing aids will help you hear better and improve your general health.

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References

    https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hearing_loss_accelerates_brain_function_decline_in_older_adults
    https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/in-the-journals-hearing-aids-may-help-improve-brain-function#:~:text=A%20study%20to%20be%20published,according%20to%20lead%20researcher%20Dr.
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