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Reduced Hearing. Aids Are Reliable Until You Lose Them
Hearing Aids are just too flimsy
According to healthyhearing.com, ‘hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition behind arthritis and heart disease, affecting people of all ages.’
👂 Approximately 48 million (or 14%) of Americans report some degree of hearing loss.
👂 Within Britain, one in five adults are deaf, or have hearing loss or tinnitus. That's a staggering 12 million adults in the UK who are deaf or have hearing loss.
The MarkeTrak 2022 survey also found that those with hearing difficulty have higher rates of many common conditions and are over 3.5 times more likely to have tinnitus, cognition/memory issues, and falling and balance issues. People who don’t wear hearing aids are at a greater risk of depression which increases with the severity of hearing difficulty.
Healthy Hearing. Last updated December 7, 2022 (contributed by Ehrenfeld, T.)
I’m one of those suffering from hearing loss. Normally, the problem can be supported by your physician referring you to audiology for assessment of your audio loss level, how your loss affects your daily life, and then hearing aids being prescribed.
