Hearing Is Important!
Hearing Loss
In New Zealand roughly 1 in 5 people over the the age of 60 have some degree of hearing loss. There are many types of hearing loss and causes. However it is often slow and progressive and people may not be aware that they have developed hearing loss.
Recent studies had shown that even untreated minimal hearing loss have an association with early cognitive decline and dementia in the elderly populations. Early detection and treatment is an easy and noninvasive way for us to maintain good cognitive health.
Signs for Hearing loss
Feeling ears are blocked
Can't hear birds chirping, cicadas, or soft sounds from the environment.
Often asking people to repeat, feels people are mumbling
You frequently misunderstand what people say
You find children or women more difficult to understand
Friends or families telling you that you are speaking out loud.
You have trouble hearing people clearly when they are not facing you
Turning TV or Radio up more than your family prefer
Your friends or families are telling you that you are not hearing well
You are unable to follow conversations when it's noisy such as at dinner table, or in a gathering
You miss phone rings, door bells or house appliance signals
You have trouble with telling direction of sounds
Exhausted at the end of the day
The list go on....
Signs Of Trouble
- Required Immediate attention if you have one or more of the following symptoms
SUDDEN ONSET OF HEARING LOSS
Tinnitus in one ear only
Numbness or tingling sensation on the face or neck
Facial paralysis
Dizziness
Distorted hearing