{"id":3455,"date":"2019-03-01T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/?p=3455"},"modified":"2020-05-04T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:15:13","slug":"respect-your-ears-for-added-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/respect-your-ears-for-added-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect Your Ears for Added Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\"><br \/>\n{<br \/>\n  \"@context\" : \"http:\/\/schema.org\",<br \/>\n  \"@type\" : \"Article\",<br \/>\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {<br \/>\n         \"@type\": \"WebPage\",<br \/>\n         \"@id\": \"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/respect-your-ears-for-added-years\/\"<br \/>\n},<br \/>\n  \"name\" : \"Respect Your Ears for Added Years\",<br \/>\n  \"author\" : {<br \/>\n    \"@type\" : \"Organization\",<br \/>\n    \"name\" : \"Sharp Hearing\"<br \/>\n  },<br \/>\n  \"datePublished\" : \"2019-03-01\",\/\/ Date format is yyyy-mm-dd<br \/>\n  \"dateModified\" : \"2019-03-04\",\/\/ Date format is yyyy-mm-dd<br \/>\n  \"image\": {<br \/>\n\"@type\": \"ImageObject\",<br \/>\n\"url\": \"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/five-5.jpg\",<br \/>\n\"width\": 696,<br \/>\n\"height\": 100<br \/>\n},<br \/>\n  \"articleSection\" : \"Hearing aids are the gold standard of hearing loss treatment. They can help add years to your life. Here are the top five reasons why.\",<br \/>\n  \"articleBody\" : \"Hearing aids are considered the gold standard in hearing loss treatment for one very simple reason: they work! They can help add years to your life. Here are the top five reasons why.\",<br \/>\n  \"url\" : \"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/respect-your-ears-for-added-years\/\",<br \/>\n  \"headline\" : \"Respect Your Ears for Added Years\",<br \/>\n  \"publisher\" : {<br \/>\n    \"@type\" : \"Organization\",<br \/>\n    \"name\" : \"Sharp Hearing\",<br \/>\n    \"logo\": {<br \/>\n\"@type\": \"ImageObject\",<br \/>\n\"url\": \"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/main-logo.jpg\",<br \/>\n\"width\": 100,<br \/>\n\"height\": 60<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/script><br \/>\nOne out of every five adults will be diagnosed with <a title=\"hearing loss | Sharp Hearing\" href=\"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/hearing-info\/hearing-loss\/\">hearing loss<\/a> in Plano at some point in their lives. This will inevitably change their lives as they adjust to communication challenges and other daily obstacles. Fortunately, the majority of these individuals \u2013 90 percent \u2013 will benefit from using hearing aids. Not only will hearing aids reduce the burden of hearing aids \u2013 they can also lead to a longer life, according to new research.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Reasons to Wear Hearing Aids<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"five-5\" src=\"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/five-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3692 alignright\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hearing aids | Sharp Hearing\" href=\"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/hearing-aids\/\">Hearing aids<\/a> are considered the gold standard in hearing loss treatment for one very simple reason: they work!<\/p>\n<p>Studies from around the world have shown many benefits to wearing them including improved communication ability, increased participation in social activities, better personal and professional relationships and a reduced risk for many physical, psychological and social conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Hands down, they are the best tool for improving your quality of life if you have hearing loss in Plano.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all? Hearing aids can help add years to your life. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hearing aids improve your balance. <\/strong>When you have hearing loss, your brain must work harder to process sound. Doing so is costly: it must divert resources that would otherwise be used in other areas, such as the balance system. Good hearing is important in preventing falls, one of the leading causes of injury and death in the elderly. Studies show your risk of falling is three times higher if you have mild hearing loss; the more severe your impairment, the bigger your risk. Hearing aids allow your brain to focus more on balance, making it less likely you\u2019ll experience a fall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hearing aids keep you safer in emergencies.<\/strong> Most people with hearing loss experience a decline in their ability to hear higher-frequency sounds, such as those emitted by emergency vehicles and smoke detectors. Being unable to hear these warning signals and others, such as car horns, increases your risk of injury or death in an emergency situation. Hearing aids are programmed to target the frequencies you have trouble with, so wearing them keeps you safer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hearing aids lower your risk of depression. <\/strong>People with hearing loss experience depression rates that are <a title=\"8 percent | audiology.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audiology.org\/publications-resources\/document-library\/untreated-hearing-loss-linked-depression-social-isolation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8 percent<\/a> higher than those found in individuals with normal hearing, according to research by the National Council on Aging. Not only is hearing loss emotionally devastating; it impacts your everyday way of life and can cause a reduction in social engagement. Hearing aids help counter these negative effects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hearing aids improve social interaction.<\/strong> Individuals with hearing loss are less socially active, due in large part to the anxiety and fatigue their impairment causes. Withdrawal and isolation are common, factors that are associated with <a title=\"higher mortality rates | pnas.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/110\/15\/5797.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher mortality rates<\/a>. When you wear hearing aids, your brain doesn\u2019t have to work as hard, making social activities much more enjoyable \u2013 and lowering your risk of premature death.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hearing aids reduce cognitive decline.<\/strong> There is a positive correlation between hearing loss and cognitive decline. We\u2019ve already mentioned how your brain must work harder to process sound; this leaves fewer resources available for important functions such as memory and cognition \u2013 reasons why dementia rates are higher in people with untreated hearing loss. Wearing hearing aids allows your brain to focus on these key areas, reducing the likelihood you will experience cognitive decline and lowering your risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2013 both of which can lead to an earlier death.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have hearing loss but aren\u2019t wearing hearing aids, we encourage you to talk to your <a title=\"Home\" href=\"https:\/\/sharphearingcenter.net\/\">Plano audiologist<\/a> to learn more about how these devices can help improve \u2013 and lengthen! \u2013 your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One out of every five adults will be diagnosed with hearing loss in Plano at some point in their lives. This will inevitably change their lives as they adjust to communication challenges and other daily obstacles. Fortunately, the majority of these individuals \u2013 90 percent \u2013 will benefit from using hearing aids. 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