Your mental sharpness suffers when you cannot follow conversations around you. Your brain needs activity to activate aural stimulation. Over time, hearing loss can reduce the brain’s ability to process sound and recognize speech. Just like many other parts of the body, the brain needs stimuli to keep in practice. Research shows that difficulties with memory is linked to hearing loss.

In addition to these challenges, scientists have found many negative consequences of hearing loss. People with untreated hearing loss have higher unemployment rates, compared to the general population. But with treatment, you can improve relationships with your loved ones, take an active part in the workplace and be confident that you are not “missing anything.” Once you get used to them, you will find wearing hearing aids is as easy and comfortable as wearing glasses.

Talking with friends or colleagues should be fun, not taxing. When you struggle to hear, it is harder to communicate, which often leads to social isolation. Hearing well makes it easier to communicate with friends, loved ones and colleagues. It also ensures that you have the ability to engage fully in the community.

If you could not see well, you would see the optician. If you had a toothache, you would visit the dentist. Unfortunately, some people avoid addressing hearing loss. At HearingLife, we are ready to help you. Call (844) 836-5003 to get started.