Mayo Clinic Q&A: Correcting Hearing Loss Can Help Keep Older Adults Engaged in Life
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father is 80. He recently started having trouble with his hearing, but he doesn’t think he needs to have it checked. He says that it’s just part of being old. But I’m worried about the impact not being able to hear is having on him. He struggles to take part in […]
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
The social and cognitive importance of hearing well Our hearing, they say, is the first thing to go as we age. And it seems to be something we don’t care much about. “Typically, people think, ‘Oh, Grandma can’t hear. She needs a hearing aid, but she’s stubborn and won’t get one. So be it,’” says […]
