Effects
of Untreated Hearing Loss
Allowing hearing loss to continue untreated may lead to serious
health issues.
Auditory Deprivation
is one effect which is a condition that decreases speech understanding
resulting from a hearing loss.
Social and Emotional
Impact
Untreated hearing loss has been linked to depression and
social isolation. Quality of life lessens within patients experiencing long
term untreated hearing loss.
Economic Impact
Evidence concludes that hearing impaired patients who choose
to not wear hearing aids earn less in the workforce: Possibly having something
to do with listening skills being mistaken as ignorance or neglect.
Dementia
A link between hearing loss and the development of dementia
concluded that people who experience mild hearing loss are twice as likely to
develop dementia.
Lifestyle Effects
·
Fear of being ridiculed or pitied
·
Isolation
·
Embarrassment having to ask for repetitions on
conversation
·
Tension or frustration at communication
difficulties
·
Relationship problems from misunderstandings
·
Anxiety over effects of not being able to hear
clearly
The Benefits of Treatment will
greatly diminish or even eliminate these issues all together. All you need to
do is take the first step to getting proper treatment for hearing loss.
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