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Nature has blessed us with five senses…
touch, sight, smell, taste, and … HEARING!
Hearing loss often develops so gradually that it may progress unnoticed for years until family and friends point it out. Even with minimal hearing loss, people use various strategies to help cope with their situation. Typically, these strategies include turning up the volume on the television or radio… asking people to repeat what they said or speak louder (they seem to mumble) … you can hear the voice but cannot understand what was said (some words sound alike) … avoiding noisy listening environments… or consonants like "s" and "f" may start to sound the same.
Such actions may work for a while, but are generally only a short-term solution, since they probably will still deprive the hearing impaired person of a wide range of sound. As the loss progresses, these strategies alone are usually not enough to avoid a negative effect on day-to-day activities.
Did you know that one out of ten people has a hearing loss and could benefit from using hearing aids? But of these only 20% seek hearing help. A National Council on the Ageing survey showed that most hearing instrument users reported significant improvement in their quality of life since they started using hearing instruments. The survey also showed that, for those whose hearing loss was treated the reported benefits included:
Today’s hearing aids can be adjusted to fit almost any type of hearing loss and accommodate any type of lifestyle, regardless of patient’s age or activity level. Major advances in technology have brought the gift of sound to people with hearing losses that might not have been helped in the past.
