Hearing Health

DURHAM, N.C., June 5 (UPI) -- A Duke University study suggests hearing aids are underused, with only 1-in-5 people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually owning one.

Although hearing loss can contribute to strained relationships with family and friends, depression and even a deterioration of basic well-being, of the 1-in-5 owning a hearing aid, only one-third use them....

The Duke scientists suggest hearing aids are being underused, in part, because of social attitudes reflecting misunderstandings about hearing loss, including the belief that hearing loss is inevitable later in life.

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This article is so true. I see so many people in my office that have hearing loss and decide for one reason or another to do nothing about it. I also see people who come in and even after testing refuse to belive that they have a problem. There is a reason that on the average the amount of time a person waits to get help with their hearing is 15 years.