{"id":3786,"date":"2019-12-26T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T19:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearingsb.com\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2021-01-06T11:17:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T19:17:15","slug":"5-facts-about-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/5-facts-about-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Facts About Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nine out of ten people who are diagnosed with hearing loss<\/a> in Santa Barbara can benefit from hearing aids, but studies show only about 16 percent actually wear them. There are several oft-cited barriers to care, but most of them are really nothing more than excuses. Hearing aids are sophisticated electronic devices that do a great job of connecting you with the world, and have many great features you might not even know about.<\/p>\n Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical health complaint in California. It ranks behind only arthritis and heart disease, yet unlike those conditions, there\u2019s a pretty standard and effective treatment for most people: hearing aids.<\/p>\n An estimated 28.8 million Americans are diagnosed with a type of hearing loss that will benefit from hearing aid use. Choosing not to treat your impairment is taking some pretty unnecessary health risks. Untreated hearing loss has been linked to a number of physical, psychological and social health complications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Patients often withdraw from social situations; this isolation leads to loneliness and, without mental stimulation, can cause a decline in cognitive abilities. There is an increased risk of depression, dementia, kidney disease and injury related to falls<\/strong>. Personal relationships and job performance suffer. Even your earning power is diminished.<\/p>\n The reasons for skipping treatment are many. They include vanity, a perception that hearing aids won\u2019t work and high costs. But the reality is, most of these excuses don\u2019t hold water under scrutiny. A March 2019 article in The Hearing Review<\/em> states that<\/a> \u201cusing hearing aids contributes to better health, higher income, and better family and social life\u2014and has a huge positive effect on Gross National Product.\u201d<\/p>\n The study found that hearing loss contributes to a $148 billion economic loss every year in the U.S. Higher unemployment rates among people with disabling hearing loss result in a loss of productivity that ends up costing another $62 billion. These figures don\u2019t take into account the higher health care costs associated with untreated hearing loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n The bottom line is, hearing aids work<\/em>\u2026and they work well! Gone are the big, bulky, unreliable devices you might associate with the past. Digital technology has made them small, sleek and comfortable. Sound quality is clear and distortion-free, even in challenging listening situations.<\/p>\n Over 90 percent of hearing aid users are satisfied with their devices, and most report a better quality of life when wearing them.Your Santa Barbara audiologist would like to share the following five facts about hearing aids that might surprise you. If you\u2019ve been delaying getting hearing aids and are struggling with many of your daily routines, reach out to a Santa Barbara audiologist<\/a> today.<\/p>\n Nine out of ten people who are diagnosed with hearing loss in Santa Barbara can benefit from hearing aids, but studies show only about 16 percent actually wear them. There are several oft-cited barriers to care, but most of them are really nothing more than excuses. Hearing aids are sophisticated electronic devices that do a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hearingsb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Hazards of Untreated Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n
Untreated hearing loss has a high cost<\/h3>\n
Satisfaction with hearing aids<\/h3>\n
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Learn More About Hearing Aids<\/h3>\n
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