1. A flurry of studies in recent years has linked hearing loss to other serious health issues, including depression, sleep apnea, dementia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, moderate chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and an increased risk of falls, hospitalization and mortality. Treating hearing loss can bring many quality-of-life benefits.
  2. Research shows that when people with hearing loss use hearing aids, it often has a positive impact on several aspects of their quality of life. Consider just these few: People with hearing loss who use hearing aids are more likely to be optimistic, feel engaged in life, and even get more pleasure in doing things. What’s more, using hearing aids reduced the risk of income loss by 90 to 100 percent for those with milder hearing loss, and from 65 to 77 percent for those with severe to moderate hearing loss, according to a Better Hearing Institute study. People with untreated hearing loss lost as much as $30,000 in income annually, the study showed.
  3. Hearing aids have advanced dramatically, even in just the last couple of years. Today’s hearing aids are high-tech, tiny and discreet, easy-to-use, and perform far better than ever before. In fact, a national survey showed that the vast majority of people who purchased hearing aids in the last year are glad they did (91%). They’d even recommend getting hearing aids to family members and friends (90%).

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