Hearing loss in the elderly

Hearing loss? Not as easy as you think

More and more empirical studies show that the elderly with hearing loss are more likely to suffer from the symptoms of cognitive decline. Compared with the normal peers, the probability of cognitive decline is 41%. Hearing loss is not only a matter of ears, it involves your quality of life and overall health level. If you ignore it, the consequences are unimaginable:

Easy to fatigue and high pressure

Poor memory

Concentration force variation

Poor mental state

Avoid social contact

Depression

Is your brain tired?

We can think of hearing as a cooperative product between the ear and the brain. When someone talks, your brain can process the sound, so that you can understand what the other person is talking about. We call it “cognitive load” professionally. In the process of problem solving and learning, all kinds of cognitive processing activities need to consume cognitive resources. If the total amount of resources required by all activities exceeds the total amount of resources owned by individuals, it will cause insufficient allocation of resources, thus affecting the efficiency of individual learning or problem solving. This situation is called “cognitive overload”.

If the brain suffers from hearing loss and does not take any treatment, the speech signals transmitted to the brain are attenuated, and the brain needs to work harder to process these signals. However, after the brain allocates more resources to understand the sound information, the available resources of other modules such as memory and understanding are reduced, and the corresponding work will face greater challenges.

Be careful when using

The significant effect of hearing aids on early intervention of hearing loss has been recognized by audiologists. When a patient loses hearing ability for a long time, the brain is likely to “forget” how to hear some sounds. For example, the longer you don’t hear high-frequency sounds, the worse your brain will be able to process them, even if you start wearing hearing aids later.

You deserve a better life

Wearing hearing aids can effectively reduce the negative effects of hearing loss on the brain. After hearing aids process sounds, the brain will be able to understand them more easily. Hearing aids can also reduce cognitive load and help the brain to complete other tasks more easily. The benefits of wearing a hearing aid include:

Relieve mental fatigue

Reduce the possibility of loneliness and depression

Improve multi task processing ability

Improve memory, attention and concentration

Improve communication ability

Action, from now on!

When you suspect that you have hearing, cognitive or emotional problems, please consult your doctor in time, and consult your professional hearing aid examiner for a detailed hearing assessment and physical examination.

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