Hearing loss can be sudden, after being exposed to a loud bang, a side effect of certain types of medications or through injury. More often, its onset is slow. One of the most common symptoms of hearing loss is the inability to hear high-pitched tones. The high-pitched tones in speech, like the letters F, H, S, and TH and words like “feather” and “frost” are suddenly very hard to hear.
The sounds of nature may also seem to have disappeared.
If you no longer hear birds sing or the sound of raindrops on the roof, this could be another sign of hearing loss.
You may not realize it but hearing health issues are much more common than expected. Over 466+ Million people having hearing loss worldwide. Millions of Canadians have hearing health issues that are not being properly addressed.
With hearing loss your brain can adjust and “forget” how to process sounds correctly. Ensuring proper treatment can prevent this and also help you to relearn how to process sounds.
Over 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 have some form of hearing loss and 1 in 5 adults has some level of hearing loss.
The average time for someone to finally take action before getting hearing loss treatment is between 7-10 years which is far too long to wait.
There are many courses of action to take to address different forms of hearing loss. Proper assessment and treatment plans can help to prevent loss from getting worse. This can support better communication and help to maintain relationships and a better overall quality of life. Over 88% of people polled with hearing aids mentioned that their quality of life improved after getting the devices.
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