Are you struggling to keep up in conversations, turning the TV volume up louder, feeling overwhelmed in busy social situations? If this sounds like you, you might be dealing with some level of hearing loss. In fact, hearing loss affects far more than the average grandparent!
How Did I Get Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is more common than you might think: Approximately 44 million American adults aged 20 or older have some level of hearing loss.
While age does play a large role in hearing loss, presbycusis – or age-related hearing loss – is still the number one cause of hearing loss challenges across the globe. Our experience in treating thousands of local patients has seen that hearing loss can come about due to a myriad of causes, and they are not all related to age.
Genetics, medication side effects, illness and infection, and exposure to loud noise can all lead to hearing loss, no matter a person’s age. Ear infections in children can often lead to hearing loss challenges while they’re growing up.
Some individuals are more genetically inclined to inherit hearing loss because they have a family history of hearing challenges; 50-60 percent of hearing loss in babies is genetic. And if your parent or grandparent has dealt with hearing loss, then there’s a high chance that you’ll have it, too.
However, the cause of hearing loss that has skyrocketed to the second most common cause is noise-induced hearing loss. Exposure to loud noise over a prolonged period often sneaks up on us. Attending concerts and live events, blasting our music, and other noise exposure, our ears are often suffering without us realizing it.
If you’re dealing with hearing loss challenges, you’re not alone. With the help of professional hearing care, you can address your specific hearing challenges with personalized treatment made with you at front of mind.
How Can Hearing Care Help Me?
Individuals often shy away from hearing care out of fear of looking old, but just as many have quickly realized the huge difference that just one hearing evaluation can make on their hearing health—and their entire body.
Untreated hearing loss has been connected to several other health conditions, including body frailty and increased fall risk, cognitive decline, anxiety, and more. Hearing health care, whether you’re in need of hearing aids or not, can help you avoid these conditions and safeguard your hearing.
Imagine staying up to date on the work gossip around the office or keeping close with your loved ones without struggling to hear what they’re talking about at the dinner table.
Turn down the volume and ensure you’re in the loop with the help of hearing care!
If you’d like to explore hearing care options or are looking to get some concerns alleviated before booking your first appointment with us, please feel free to request a callback and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as we can to help.
For a more immediate conversation with a member of our team, please find your closest clinic and call us at (346) 482-4100.
