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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.
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
