While hearing loss was once thought to be an annoying but benign aspect of getting older, today we understand that some of the problems we once thought to be separate ailments associated with aging can actually be caused by untreated hearing loss. While loneliness, social isolation and depression have been understood to be related to hearing loss for quite some …

Today in America, over 48 million of us are living with some form of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound. While many people are born with hearing loss, it is very common for us to develop hearing loss as we age. In fact, over half of people age 70 or older have hearing loss, and nearly 100% of centenarians …

Today in America, over 48 million people are affected by hearing loss. Over half of those ought to be wearing hearing aids, but the statistics on hearing aid use indicate that not enough people are wearing them. In fact, people tend to wait an average of seven years from the time they realize they should wear hearing aids to the …

It seems that the body of scientific literature about hearing health—not to mention everything else!—is growing exponentially, year by year. While many of the causes of hearing loss in adulthood are still unknown or hard to diagnose on an individual basis, research seems to be pointing more and more to the idea that our ears function a lot like a …

The 2020 holiday season is shaping up to look like none we’ve seen before. With many families opting to meet over video conferencing rather than in person this year, there’s a lot to plan for. It can be overwhelming to try to maintain traditions in the face of so many requirements to do things differently, but we’ve got a few …

Over 48 million Americans today suffer from some form of hearing loss. With so many people in need of treatment, options have expanded well outside the auspices of the medical profession. While products that offer hearing augmentation appear in television commercials and in big box retail stores, a good set of hearing aids, prescribed and fitted by a credentialed audiologist, …

There are over 48 million Americans suffering from hearing loss today, and it’s on track to be the 7th largest disease burden in economically wealthy countries by 2030. While we might think of age-related hearing loss as something that only happens to “old” people, the truth is that age-related hearing loss begins as early as our 40s, and many people …

The Better Hearing Institute, a not-for-profit organization, recommends getting a hearing test once a decade until age 50, and once every three years after that. For those with hearing issues or high-risk professions, it is recommended to get a hearing test once a year. These recommendations aren’t just so you can find out you have hearing loss and be done …

For your well-being and quality of life, untreated hearing loss may have a wide variety of consequences. However, it hurts our closest relationships the most. And it all starts with a communication breakdown. I can hear you, but I can’t understand you One of the core effects of hearing loss is not that you find it harder to hear the …

Although clinics, hospitals, and rehab facilities are nerve-wracking for anyone, they are incredibly daunting for older adults who may have hearing problems. More research is now being conducted on the care of older adults, and how, if their hearing loss was understood and treated, that care could be improved. Hearing loss and older adults The World Health Organization has established …