Hearing Loss Denial

The average person in a recent study, between the ages of 50 and 75 think their hearing is above average for their age, but family members of those same people think they need to have their hearing tested. What that indicates is that hearing loss from age related causes starts to occur around the age of 50 and that the people in this age group are either in hearing loss denial, or their families are wrong. It would appear that they are in hearing loss denial.

The thing is that hearing loss denial is common, but the older you get the more likely you need to see an Audiologist and be tested. Usually by the time your vision starts to get weaker, you also need to have your hearing tested. The problem is that weaker hearing is not as obvious as weaker vision so people will tend to get their vision corrected sooner because they need it to drive and read, but they don't put as much emphasis on hearing, which is a shame.

In fact, with some of the high quality and advanced technology hearing aids, they are so small that you hardly notice them, yet they can improve your hearing so much that you will be surprised how much you have been missing, once you have them. Some people just don't realize what they are missing because if they don't hear something enough times, people around them will just stop asking and move on. Unfortunately, they get left out of the loop because they can't participate in normal conversations and feel frustrated because they don't understand what is being said.


There is no need to go through hearing loss denial because hearing aids have developed to the point where they are like mini-computers. For the 9 million people that have hearing aids, there are another 20 million that still need them but feel like they can't afford them, don't think they need them or they don't like the looks or the feeling of wearing them. The newer models of hearing aids come in a variety of styles and models, besides fashionable colors and patterns.


You can get the small hearing aids that fit in the hearing canal, the ones that sit discreetly in the cup of your outer ear or the ones that fit over the back of the outer ear. Some of the models are so discreet, hardly anybody will notice. Many of the hearing aid practitioners offer payment plans so they can be put on monthly payments with prices that start as low as $1000 per ear, although most people should budget $2000 per ear or a total of $4000.


The main thing to consider is that hearing loss denial is not something you have to live with. You can start hearing everything you might not even realize you are missing. Since higher frequency hearing loss occurs first, you might be just starting to have a hard time hearing women and children, but eventually the hearing loss will affect all frequencies. There is no reason to live in a silent or muffled world when help is available with advanced technology hearing aids.