Our modern society is so visually oriented that the sense of hearing has lost importance when compared with the sense of vision.
Receiving early treatment for hearing loss has the potential to literally transform your life. If you’re unaware of this fact you might delay getting hearing help even though you know you have hearing loss.
In the USA some research was done on more than 2,000 people with varying degrees of hearing loss and their significant others. The research showed very clearly that hearing aids are associated with impressive improvements in the social, emotional, psychological, and physical well-being of people with hearing loss, including mild hearing loss. Hearing loss treatment was shown to improve the following quality of life issues:
- Earning power
- Communication in relationships
- Intimacy and warmth in family relationships
- Ease of communication
- Emotional stability
- Sense of control over life events
- Perception of mental functioning
- Physical health
- Group social participation
Interestingly, and just as importantly, treatment of hearing loss was shown to reduce:
- Discrimination toward the person with the hearing loss
- Hearing loss compensation behaviors (such as pretending to hear)
- Anger and frustration in relationships
- Depression and depressive symptoms
- Feelings of paranoia
- Anxiety
- Social phobias
- Self-criticism
If you’re sitting on the fence wondering if hearing aids really do help, or if they really are worth it, consider all of the potential benefits. Digital hearing aids have great potential to positively change so many lives. Read the testimonials from some of our satisfied patients about the benefits they get from hearing aids. Why not see if hearing aids could change your life too? Feel free to contact us for further information or to schedule an appointment with one of our highly trained Audiologists.
