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6 Ways Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Mental Health

Hearing loss will affect many aspects of life, especially it can destroy your social life. latest studies state that hearing-impaired individuals under the age of 60 are more likely to experience depression.<br><br>Source: https://hearingsolutions.ca/lyric-hearing-devices

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6 Ways Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Mental Health

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  1. 6 Ways Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Mental Health

  2. If you’re hesitant about wearing hearing aids to treat your hearing loss, the alternative could affect more than just your physical wellness ● Since health is about the mind as well as the body, hearing loss can negatively impact your mental wellbeing ●

  3. Here are 5 ways hearing aids can improve your mental health

  4. Hearing Aids have been shown to reduce the risk of cognitive decline

  5. A study showed that people who had hearing loss and chose not to wear hearing aids showed a significant cognitive decline ● On the other hand, people who had hearing loss and wore hearing aids demonstrated cognitive skills that equalled their normal-hearing counterparts ● Untreated hearing loss can accelerate atrophy in the auditory areas of the brain ●

  6. People with Hearing loss report lower levels of depression

  7. When The National Council on Hearing surveyed over 4000 people they found that most people with hearing loss that wore hearing aids didn’t perceive themselves as being depressed compared to the people that didn’t wear any hearing instruments at all. ● The study also found that the people that wore hearing aids reported improvements in their physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing. They were also more socially active and felt they had more control over their lives. ●

  8. Hearing aids improve your memory and mental acuity

  9. A study at Texas A&M University found that after only six weeks of wearing hearing aids, participants showed improvements in their brain performance in all areas. ● The study’s participants tested people with hearing loss by measuring their memory, ability to focus, and their mental sharpness before and after wearing hearing aids. ●

  10. Hearing aids help you enjoy sounds that may help you relieve stress

  11. Enjoying a full spectrum of sound is good for our health ● People with hearing loss often report that they haven’t heard soft sounds like birds chirping, the sound of waves by a river, lake or ocean in a long time ● Wearing hearing aids to treat your hearing loss means you’ll probably start hearing all kinds of sounds, including the sounds of nature, that are considered relaxing and relieve stress ●

  12. Hearing aids can improve your social life

  13. Many people with untreated hearing loss often avoid social interactions because they have trouble keeping up with conversations ● Research shows that positive, active social relationships positively impact your health ● After people started wearing the invisible hearing aids, they’re often pleased so that they can now join the conversation again ●

  14. Hearing aids can be used to help treat the annoying sounds of tinnitus

  15. Modern hearing aid models are now equipped with tinnitus sound therapy programs built right in the devices ● Considering that most people with tinnitus also have hearing loss, this is can be a great option to kill two birds with one stone. ●

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