One of five people in the survey also said that wearing a hearing aid No way that you are doing fine and getting along fine if that hearing Guarantee you, as a person with a moderate to severe loss, that there is Hearing was not bad enough to require a hearing aid. Percent of the people with untreated hearing loss said that their The consequences of hearing loss in older adults-he noted that 69 Firmanĭescribed a study conducted by the National Council on Aging in 1999 on Of people between age 65 and 84 do not use hearing aids. Moderate to severe hearing loss do not have hearing aids, and 70 percent Loss do not have hearing aids, Firman observed. Yet hearing loss often remains untreated. It is about auditory trainingĪnd speech reading as well.”īarriers to Treatment “If we want to correct this problem among olderĪdults, it is not just about amplification. If he closes his eyes, he can miss half of whatĪ person is saying. Firman himself relies not only on good hearing aids but also on Loss can function at a much higher level with proper hearing aids and Subtle consequences in everyday situations where we need to focus the mostĪttention.”įinally, hearing loss is treatable, he said. ForĮxample, he recounted an episode where he was unable to hear his adult sonĪsk whether he wanted to go out for dinner. Harder to remain an active, engaged, and contributing member of society. Important, said Firman, the inability to communicate well makes it much The consequences are not obvious, but theyĬan have psychophysical, cognitive, and psychosocial impacts. Understand what they are missing, and, therefore, they are not motivated to They do not know how much they do not hear of what theirīosses, their coworkers, their spouses, their children, or their They are aware that theyĪre missing things, but they do not have a clear idea of how much or what Loss is invisible to many who have hearing loss. No idea what it means to them,” Firman said. Loss or the severity of the loss by looking at them. No one can tell that people have a hearing Losses, as do 2 of 3 people over the age of 85. People between the ages of 65 and 84, he said 40 percent have hearing Firman said that 2 of everyġ00 children have hearing loss, as does 1 of 14 people under age 65. Of untreated hearing loss.įirst, he observed, hearing loss is very common. Of older adults, he is alarmed by both the prevalence and the consequences On Aging, an organization whose mission is to improve the lives of millions InĪddition, as president and chief executive officer of the National Council Level, the benefits and limitations of treatment,” he said. Jim Firman has had a hearing loss his whole life. Nomber_key:000700ġ National Council on Aging
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