"Hearing Loss and the Quality of Life"

Hearing loss touches all of our lives. Whether it is your spouse that cannot correctly understand what you told him in the kitchen, or the clerk that could not understand what you were looking for in the store. According to Hear-it, a web-cite on hearing (http://www.hear-it.org/page.dsp?page=560), "A Finnish study investigated the emotional problems associated with hearing loss and how to alleviate them."

" The study found that 56 percent of hearing impaired people suffer adverse effects in their daily life because of hearing loss. Many isolate themselves and feel that their quality of life is diminished. Also, 58 percent feel embarrassed and 64 percent feel handicapped. Hearing aids and advice can improve the quality of life. Using hearing aids on a daily basis, more than 30 percent experience improvements in six months."

I know when my husband's grandmother lived with us she was very active for 99 years old. She was able to communicate effectively even with very powerful hearing aids on. She wanted to be able to hear her great-granchildren. She wanted to carry on conversations with the family and hearing aids helped her do that. She enjoyed listening at church, and being able to participate intelligently in conversations because she was able to manage how to correctly use her devices so she could hear better. I am very glad that grandma chose to use her hearing aids and did not say, " I am too old." Because she did, she was able to lead a much fuller life for the over twenty-four years she used hearing aids.

We do not know when the time will come that we ourselves may need a hearing aid. Old age, repetitive noise exposure, or even some medications for illness may diminish our ability to hear; but I am thankful technology is improving everyday so that we do not have to suffer with the hearing loss without help. It is not enough to know that help is out there if we need it. Hometown Hearing and Audiology offers a family a rare chance to try hearing devices before purchasing, works with your insurance, and is conveniently located all over the metro with a team of professionals that care about your hearing. I am glad to become a part of a company that is helping people improve their quality of life. Don't put it off, see how hearing devices can help you, and your family, today!!