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為什麼聽力健康很重要

許多人低估了聽力損失的影響，認為這只是一個感官問題。事實上，聽力健康對整體健康至關重要。照顧好您的聽力可以對您的認知、社交、情緒和身體健康產生正向影響。

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2/3%

60 歲以上的人存在聽力損失。¹⁰,¹⁵

%

聽力損失患者比過去早 2 年獲得助聽器¹⁶。

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聽力損失的影響

無論聽力損失的程度如何，它都會對您的社交、情緒和整體健康產生影響。其會慢慢蔓延，逐漸影響您與他人溝通和聯繫的能力。其也會影響您在周圍環境中感到安全的能力，影響您的社交生活和參與度。 聽力良好是整體健康衰老的關鍵：

  • 據報導，使用助聽器可以更融入團體活動¹
  • 助聽器改善聽覺和大腦健康
  • 助聽器的使用也與工作和社會活動的增加有關， 對女性來說，自我報告顯示與身體活動增加有關。⁹
 

聽力和幸福的三個領域

接受聽力損失可能很困難，但聽力康復可以為社交情感、認知和身體健康帶來好處。5

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社交情感健康

有時，聽力損失會讓您在社交場合感到不那麼自信，如果您需要依靠他人充當您的耳朵，人際關係也會變得困難。幸運的是，有一些方法可以解决這些挑戰，並透過作為合作夥伴進行溝通和使用聽力科技來看到社會效益。6

良好的認知能力

耳朵和大腦是平等的夥伴。最新研究顯示，聽力損失與認知之間存在聯繫，使用助聽器治療聽力損失對健康衰老有正面影響。2

  • 治療認知能力下降風險增加的老年人聽力損失，可以減緩 記憶能力的喪失。3
  • 使用助聽器可以保持認知健康。4   
  • 聽力提升可以幫助您的思考能力。14

峰力認識到透過創新的聽力解決方案促進社會參與和積極生活方式的重要性。我們還為聽力保健專家提供資源，以促進聽力保健中的認知健康。

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生理健康

使用助聽器可以帶來一些生理上的好處，其中包括改善平衡感、提高環境意識7和提高活動程度8 。

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詢問聽力保健專家，了解助聽器對您的整體健康的好處，以及如何解决聽力損失問題，以增強您的健康衰老之旅。

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終結標籤化

了解聽力損失的事實和普遍性有助於緩解隨之而來的孤獨感和孤立感。

  • 全世界約有 15 億人受到聽力損失的影響，約占世界人口的 16%。¹⁰
  • 大約 65% 的聽力損失患者經歷輕度聽力損失，30% 經歷中度聽力損失，5% 經歷中度或極重度聽力損失。¹¹ ¹²
  • 大多數聽力損失患者處於就學年齡或工作年齡。¹³
 
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掌控您的聽力和健康

聽力損失的早期跡象往往不受注意 – 常規聽力檢查對健康衰老及生活品質至關重要。

測試您的聽力

註腳

* 在一項針對接受助聽器治療的聽力損失老年人的研究中，大多數人在 18 個月後認知功能保持穩定，甚至有顯著改善。更頻繁地使用助聽器與執行功能性技能方面更大程度的改善相關

1. Abrams, H.B., & Kihm, J. (2015). An Introduction to MarkeTrak IX: A New Baseline for the Hearing Aid Market. Hearing Review, 22(6), 16. 2021 年 3 月 25 日擷取自 https://www.hearingreview.com/2015/05/introduction-marketrak-ix-new-baseline-hearing-aid-market/ – 將此更新為 Marktrak 10 要求的新參考

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. Lin, F., et al. (2023, July 17). Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01406-X

4. 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.

5. Vercammen, C., Ferguson, M., Kramer, S.E., Meis, M., Singh, G., Timmer, B., Gagné, J-P., Goy, H., Hickson, L., Holube, I., Launer, S., Lemke, U., Naylor, G., Picou, E., Scherpiet,S., Weinstein, B., & Pelosi, A. (2020). Well-Hearing is Well-Being: A Phonak Position Statement. Hearing Review, 27, 18-22.  

6. Ferguson, M.A., Kitterick, P.T., Chong, L.Y., Edmondson-Jones, M., Barker, F., Hoare, D.J. (2017). Hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults. Cochrane Database of System Revue, 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012023Kamil, R.J. & Lin, F.R. (2015). The Effects of Hearing Impairment in Older Adults on Communication Partners: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 26/2, 155-182 (28). https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.26.2.6

7. 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

Rumalla, K., Karim, A.M. & Hullar, T.E (2015). The effect of hearing aids on postural stability. Laryngoscope, 125(3), 720-723. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.24974   

Vitkovic, J., Le, C., Lee, S.L. & Clark, R.A (2016). The Contribution of Hearing and Hearing Loss to Balance Control. Audiol Neurotol, 21(4),195-202. https://doi.org/10.1159/000445100

8. 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

9. Holman, J. A., Hornsby, B. W. Y. , Bess, F. H., & Naylor, G. (2021). Can listening-related fatigue influence well-being? Examining associations between hearing loss, fatigue, activity levels and well-being, International Journal of Audiology, DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1853261 

10. World Health Organization. (2021). World report on hearing. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2021 年 3 月 8 日擷取自 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/world-report-on-hearing 

11. Carr, K. (2020). 20Q: Consumer Insights on Hearing Aids, PSAPs, OTC Devices, and More from MarkeTrak 10. Audiology Online. 2021 年 3 月 25 日擷取自 https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/20q-understanding-today-s-consumers-26648

12. Ehima. (2020). Hearing Aids improve Hearing - and a LOT more. 趨勢源自 EuroTrak 資料庫 2009 – 2020。2021 年 3 月 25 日擷取自 https://www.ehima.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EuroTrak-Trends-2009-2020-June-2020.pdf

13. Jorgensen, L., & Novak, M. (2020). Factors Influencing Hearing Aid Adoption. Seminars in hearing, 41(1), 6–20. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1701242 

14. Blustein, J., Weinstein, B.E., & Chodosh, J. (2023) It is time to change our message about hearing loss and dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society;1‐4.

15. NIH Pub. No. 97-4235, March 2016.

16. MarkeTrak 2022: Navigating the changing landscape of hearing healthcare. Hearing Review, 29(5):12-17

為什麼聽力健康很重要

許多人低估了聽力損失的影響。事實上，聽力健康對整體健康至關重要，採取措施也至關重要。