Hearing Loss and Independence

Today’s hearing fact from the renowned Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicineand Gerontology calls attention to a startling reality that is important to keep top-of-mindas we age: Age-related hearing loss can decrease the ability to perform daily livingtasks without assistance from others.Perhaps this fact may come as no surprise, since numerous different studies haveshown that hearing health can have…

FAQ About Hearing Loss And Help

Most people who have hearing loss aren’t born with it. Instead, hearing loss creeps upon us over time, usually caused by exposure to loud noises, aging, or somecombination of the two.Statistics show that the prevalence of hearing loss doubles for every decade of life,which explains why one out of three people 65-74 have hearing loss, nearly half over75 have it,…