LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT HEARING LOSS

Posted by HearingAids on January 10, 2011 under Hearing Loss | Be the First to Comment

• Hearing loss is called ‘the invisible handicap’ because there are no outward signs of difficulty or disorder and the loss is almost always gradual, usually over a period of years, and there is no pain.

• Among seniors, hearing loss is the most prevalent medical condition, following arthritis and hypertension.

• People with diabetes are twice as likely to have hearing loss than those who do not have diabetes.

• Smokers and overweight individuals are also at increased risk for hearing loss.

• Inability to hear and understand instructions by physicians, pharmacists or caregivers can put personal health in jeop-

ardy.

• Men that regularly use aspirin, acetaminophen and non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs experience more hearing loss.

• Also, men that take phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors are twice as likely to develop hearing loss as men who do not.

• Depression, isolation and alienation can plague those who have hearing loss.