Prioritizing your hearing has many benefits for your overall health and will help you stay connected to your loved ones.
Evaluate Your Hearing
The beginning of the year is a time to commit to achieving your goals, including improving your hearing. If you suspect you have hearing loss, watch for common signs like:
- Regularly asking others to speak slower or louder
- Struggling to hear conversations in noisy environments
- Trouble hearing consonants
- Frequently turning up the volume on your television or radio
- Withdrawing from conversations or social settings
Benefits of a Hearing Test
You can put your mind at ease once you visit an audiologist for a hearing evaluation. Hearing test results will inform you of what kind of hearing loss you have and the severity of your condition. It will also provide your audiologist with insight into appropriate treatment options, including hearing aids.
Hearing test results may reveal:
- Wax build-up, a tumor or a bone growth that’s blocking your ear canal
- Underlying medical conditions – like high blood pressure or diabetes – that contribute to hearing loss
- Auditory nerve damage
- Infections
How Hearing Aids Help
Getting comfortable with new hearing aids at the beginning of the year will allow you to enjoy the sounds each season has to offer. Wearing hearing aids prevents further damage perpetuated by untreated hearing loss. These devices clarify sounds, so you don’t have to strain to interpret them. Hearing aids also stimulate your auditory nerve, which sends signals to your brain that keep it active and healthy.
Try our free online hearing test to get started on your journey toward better hearing.
