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 […]
Hidden Hearing Loss in Young Adults
Hearing loss is typical as people age, but 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults globally are at risk of hearing loss due to audio devices and noisy clubs and concerts, according to the World Health Organization. Audiologist Ronna Fisher, AuD, has noticed an increase in hearing difficulties among her patients in their 30s and 40s. […]
High Frequency: The Connection Between Everyday Noise and Long-Term Hearing Loss
We’ve known for a long time that excessively loud noise can damage the human ear. During the 19th century, workers often lost their hearing because of the ear-splitting noises of the new machines ushered in by the Industrial Revolution. Today, you don’t have to be a factory worker to experience the dangers of deafening noises. […]
Good hearing essential to physical and emotional well-being
Harvard Health Blog For many years, it was clear that my father was becoming hard of hearing. Normally gregarious and the life of the party, he became increasingly withdrawn because he couldn’t hear well enough to partake in conversations around the table. He began to walk with a shuffling gait. He was declining in front […]
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 […]
