Resources

HEARING LOSS FACTS—

•  Hearing loss is the 3rd most common heath problem in the United States

• Hearing loss affects over 30 million Americans of all ages

• More than half of all hearing impaired people are under the age of 65

• 1 in 4 adults has a spouse or significant other with hearing loss

• Prolonged untreated hearing loss can lead to social isolation and depression

• Hearing loss has been connected to dementia, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorders

• Noise induced hearing loss is 100% preventable

IS MY HEARING REALLY THAT BAD?

Hearing loss configuration can include one or more levels of severity and can affect low and high pitches differently.

• MILD– Some difficulty with soft speech and distant speech. Some problems with background noise.

• MODERATE– Aware that some people are speaking but will have difficulty understanding clarity of speech without visual clues.

• SEVERE– Conversational speech will be difficult to detect and even more difficult to understand. Significant impairment in a noisy environment.

• PROFOUND– Even powerful hearing instruments may be of limited value, especially in background noise.

Resource Links

ASHA-American Speech and Hearing Association:
http://www.asha.org/ 

Siemens Hearing Aids:
https://usa.bestsoundtechnology.com/ 

Oticon Hearing Aids:
https://www.oticon.com/ 

Unitron Hearing Aids:
http://unitron.com/content/unitron/us/en.html 

ReSound Hearing Aids:
http://www.resound.com/en-US 

Starkey Hearing Aids:
http://www.starkey.com/ 

Rexton Hearing Aids:
https://www.rexton.com/