There’s a common misconception that hearing loss only happens to older people. The facts say otherwise. According to US data, 1 in 5 teenagers experience some degree of hearing loss. They are the iPod/earbud generation, after all. A recent Australian study drew attention to the link between personal music players and hearing loss in primary school aged children.
Hearing aids may soon be just another thing we put in our ears
Statistically, more than half of all people with hearing loss are of working age. My father’s hearing loss forced him into early retirement. This is common, but it’s often avoidable.
Hearing loss is more obvious than hearing aids
Many people develop tactics for hiding their hearing loss, and they fake their way through the day. Some of these people refuse to wear hearing aids because they’re worried their hearing loss will make them look old or incapable. But it’s hearing loss itself that’s obvious; always asking people to repeat things, or laughing at a question at the wrong time, are the things that draw the most attention to hearing loss.
Untreated hearing loss can make you look uninterested, confused, or forgetful. And it’s tiring!
Good quality hearing aids are the perfect antidote. They’ll make you happier, smarter and much more alert. Hearing aids have come a long way from the clunky devices they once were.
So, what’s stopping you from popping on a pair of hearing aids and getting on with it? Are ‘looks’ holding you back, or is it something else?
Let me know in the comments section, below!
You make a great point that hearing loss is more obvious than hearing aids. My father has pretty poor hearing and wears two hearing aids. When he isn’t wearing his hearing aids he can hardly keep up with conversations and is kind of hard to understand when he tries to contribute. He didn’t like the way they looked at first, but he soon realized it was better to be able to hear everything.