Hearing loss can seriously effect how you live, even when it’s mild. There will be a dramatic change in the way you interact with loved ones, friends, and coworkers. It can become a challenge to complete daily tasks like going shopping. But that doesn’t mean it has to be all doom and gloom. If you utilize a well calibrated hearing aid, it can make a huge difference.
Hearing aids help you hear better, and that’s typically how most people think of them. And that’s true. But how do hearing aids improve quality of life? What further advantages will hearing aids create?
Hearing aid’s top ten benefits
We humans just love producing top ten lists. When you got up today, did you think you’d be reading a top ten list about hearing aids? I mean, if you’ve known about your hearing loss for a while… maybe you did!
So here are the top ten benefits of using hearing aids.
1. You will have better relationships.
For any relationship to be strong, strong communication is indispensable. But when you have neglected hearing loss, communication can be a real challenge. With hearing aids, you’ll finally hear more than little bits of conversation. You’ll hear everything, you’ll get the full story, and you’ll be capable of keeping up with the conversation.
You won’t be resentful and feel left out of conversations. So you will have an improvement in your relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. The link between hearing aids and relationships is a strong one!
2. You’ll be more independent
When you have neglected hearing loss, tasks such as shopping or eating out can be a real ordeal. Attempting to communicate with wait staff and cashiers can be tricky when you can’t hear that well. But with a pair of hearing aids, the entire process quickly becomes much easier. You can navigate much more independently.
You’ll also be in a better position to drive safely. That’s because your overall situational awareness will be improved by your hearing aids. When you hear more of the world, you’ll be able to do more by yourself, and you’ll be able to do it with less anxiety.
3. Better hearing could result in higher income
Consider this hypothetical scenario: if you’re missing large portions of what’s being discussed during meetings at work, your job performance will suffer. This can lead to lost promotions or even dicey job opportunities.
When you’re wearing properly tuned hearing aids, you will be less fatigued from struggling to hear, and keeping up with those meetings will be much easier. By doing this you can have an opportunity to raise your income by increasing your ability to focus on work.
4. You’ll have reduced tinnitus symptoms
Tinnitus is that buzzing or ringing in the ear that most of us have experienced occasionally. Tinnitus symptoms will commonly be more intense and frequent with hearing loss (tinnitus is sometimes louder with hearing loss simply because everything else is quieter, but there could also be other reasons too).
Many individuals observe that their tinnitus symptoms decrease when they use a hearing aid. The louder overall external sound provided by the hearing aid could be, in some situations, just drowning out the tinnitus symptoms. But we will take relief whenever we can, right?
5. Less chance of developing dementia
There is a solid link between mental decline and hearing loss. For example, neglected hearing loss can seriously increase your risk of developing dementia. There are many theories about why this might be, but the bottom line is that managing your hearing loss seems to help! That’s why it’s essential to be sure you use your hearing aids. You could be helping your brain health!
6. You can appreciate music again
When you suffer from hearing loss music is more difficult to hear clearly. That’s because hearing loss tends to effect one frequency of sound first, then another. For example, you might be unable to pick up low frequencies. The music you used to like, as a result, may sound… different.
With your hearing aids, however, those missing holes in the music will be filled in, and you can enjoy music again! You’ll hear all of the frequencies and your music won’t sound so muffled. It can be an amazing relief to hear your favorite band again.
7. You’ll get an increase in confidence
Your confidence will be boosted when you can hear better and have more successful interactions. And who doesn’t want confidence?
This is not to say that hearing impairment should rob you of your confidence. It’s just that, especially if that hearing loss is recent, you may suddenly find it a challenge to interact with others in the same ways you always have.
A hearing aid can make those connections easier again. And that can lead to a boost in confidence.
8. Your energy will be higher
Your brain is most likely working extra hard if your hearing loss is slowly advancing. That’s because your brain doesn’t know your ears aren’t working right, so it’s constantly trying to fill in the audio holes that your hearing loss has created. That’s… a lot of work! And it means that your brain is working (and strained) almost all the time.
Your brain gets to recharge and relax when you use a hearing aid. It won’t need to work as hard. Which means you won’t feel so continuously tired and drained. You’ll enjoy doing the things that are inspiring for you with this enhanced energy.
9. You’ll be safer and more perceptive of your environment
You might not have adapted to your hearing loss, especially if it’s new. Usually, you would hear approaching traffic before you step out into the road. You’re used to hearing the ambulance siren before you look in the rearview mirror.
If your hearing loss is recent, or you aren’t conscious of it, you might assume that some situations are safe when they really aren’t. And that can be a hazardous proposition.
Hearing aids will help regain that lost awareness. So you’ll be able to make smarter, less dangerous decisions.
10. You will set a good example!
Change can be tough, and personal growth harder still. You’re acknowledging that things aren’t functioning properly now when you get a hearing aid. But you’re also trying to improve the situation.
That’s a positive thing! It’s the type of thing we should all work for! So when you put in your hearing aids, you’re making yourself a positive example and role model. You should be proud of yourself.
Get your hearing checked today
The primary advantage of hearing aids is that you get to experience hearing better. That one’s obvious. But as you can tell, there are lots of immediate benefits of hearing aids! This top ten list is just that, one little list of just ten of these advantages.
You might have a completely different top ten list. Making an appointment with us for a hearing test is the first step no matter what benefits you look forward to.
