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Your First Appointment with an Audiologist
What to Expect
- At appointment, your hearing care professional will assess your hearing, analyze the findings, and provide tailored recommendations.
- The evaluation begins with precise measurements of your hearing sensitivity to sounds and speech. This data helps your professional understand your requirements and offer appropriate guidance.
- The test is done in a controlled environment, such as a sound booth or quiet room, they ensure accuracy. Your task is simply to listen and respond.
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Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss
Good hearing is crucial for maintaining overall health as we age. Treating hearing loss through hearing aids offers a range of benefits that can positively impact your social, emotional, and overall well-being. Here are some of the benefits of treating hearing loss:
- Improves communication and connection with others, keeping you engaged in conversations and fostering social participation.
- Maintains brain health¹ and supports healthy aging², as recent research shows a connection between hearing loss and cognition decline.
- Promotes better balance, increased environmental awareness³, and higher activity levels⁴ which can contribute to improved physical well-being.
Footnotes
1. Sarant, J., et al. (2023, July 16-20). Cognitive Function in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Outcomes for treated vs untreated groups at 3-year follow-up [Conference presentation]. AAIC 2023 Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2. Taljaard, D. S., Olaithe, M., Brennan‐Jones, C. G., Eikelboom, R. H., & Bucks, R. S. (2016). The relationship between hearing impairment and cognitive function: a meta‐analysis in adults. Clinical Otolaryngology, 41(6), 718-729.
3. Negahban, H., Bavarsad Cheshmeh Ali, M., & Nassadj,G. (2017). Effect of hearing aids on static balance function in elderly with hearing loss. Gait Posture, 58:126-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.07.112
4. Dawes, P., Cruickshanks, K. J., Fischer, M. E., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R., & Nondahl, D. M. (2015). Hearing-aid use and long-term health outcomes: Hearing handicap, mental health, social engagement, cognitive function, physical health, and mortality. Int J Audiol, 54(11), 838–844. https://doi.org/10.3109/14992027.2015.1059503