Could Hearing Aids Help You Live Longer?

Could Hearing Aids Help You Live Longer?

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Mike Foulis, HIS

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Monday, December 2, 2024

December 2, 2024

Dec 2, 2024

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Besides Helping You Hear Better, Hearing Aids May Help You Live Longer

Hearing aids help you hear better, improve your balance and prevent cognitive decline. These should be sufficient motivators to encourage you to make wearing your hearing aids a priority.

However, if you’re still on the fence about the benefits of hearing aids, a study by

Dr. Janet Choi from the University of Southern California provides evidence that patients who used hearing aids regularly have a 24% lower risk of mortality compared to the group that didn’t use hearing aids at all.

As a means of encouraging people in the Ontario communities we serve to take their hearing healthcare and hearing aids more seriously, I want to share Dr. Choi’s findings.

Hearing Aids Improve Life Expectancy

Although not the only factor in increasing your life expectancy, the day-to-day wearing of hearing aids, according to the study, decreases your risk of mortality.

The use of hearing aids helps you connect with the people around you, contributing to your social interactions that have a significant impact on negative mental health conditions. Those negative mental health conditions can lead to dementia and potentially limit your life expectancy.

While hearing loss progresses slowly and most people don’t really know they are struggling with it until it begins to disrupt their active and independent lifestyle, once you know about it and have the opportunity to treat it, things should begin to change, right?

Unfortunately, that’s not always true. Choi’s study revealed a shocking revelation about hearing aid wearing among those who have them. Only 12% of the study participants wore their hearing aids regularly outside the study.

The primary issue relates to the stigmas attached to hearing aids. Recent innovations in technology are helping relieve many of these issues by making hearing aids lighter weight, more powerful and more discreet to wear, so the stigmas are slowly dying out.

How Hearing Care Professionals Can Help

Modern hearing aids are great, but they don’t do the job all by themselves, especially when the individuals with hearing aids are not wearing them. Partnering with a hearing care professional gives you a significant advantage.

No matter what kind of technology you put in your ears, you need an array of support services to help ensure that you understand the importance of wearing your hearing aids by educating you about all the benefits you can expect to enjoy.

Along with educating you on the use of your hearing aids, how to care for them and troubleshooting advice, your hearing care professional can help ensure that your prescription-level hearing aids are properly programmed, monitored and maintained.

Beyond those things is another element that may be missing if you purchase your hearing aids over the counter or online: ongoing hearing assessments.

Our hearing assessments at York Hearing Clinic are designed to evaluate all of the possible causes of your hearing loss challenges, such as family history, genetics, infection, noise-related accidents and even earwax buildup. They also help evaluate whether your hearing aids are providing the help you need.

The goal of ongoing hearing care is to make sure you get the most out of your hearing aids, which ensures that you will continue to reap the benefits your hearing aids provide, including a longer life.

Concerned About Your Hearing Health?

Your quality of life and your capacity to reconnect with the world around you, thanks to hearing aids have a significant impact on preventing many negative mental and physical health consequences, lowering your risk of mortality.

Doesn’t it make sense to take a deeper look into how hearing aids and professional hearing care from York Hearing Clinic are a worthy investment?

To get the help you need with hearing aids, contact us online or give us a call at the clinic nearest you:

Newmarket: (905) 953-9991
Aurora: (905) 841-2850

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If you are concerned about your hearing or a loved one’s hearing, then you may find yourself overwhelmed at what to do and who to trust.That’s why we’re here to help.Simply complete this form and you’ll receive a friendly no-obligation callback to answer your questions, offer professional guidance and offer you some advice.

Don’t want to wait? Call us at the location most convenient to you:

If you are concerned about your hearing or a loved one’s hearing, then you may find yourself overwhelmed at what to do and who to trust.That’s why we’re here to help.Simply complete this form and you’ll receive a friendly no-obligation callback to answer your questions, offer professional guidance and offer you some advice.

Don’t want to wait? Call us at the location most convenient to you:

What Our Patients Say About Us

Our greatest proof of success comes from the people we serve. Hear directly from patients across York Region who have trusted us with their hearing health and experienced the difference personalized care can make.

  • He says, “As a high school science teacher, I noticed that I kept asking students to repeat their questions, especially the female students with higher pitched voices.”

    Mark R.

    Cathy was struggling with her husband’s hearing loss, which she says “came on gradually.”

    Cathy B.

    Deborah was concerned that her hearing loss would negatively change her life forever.

    Deborah H.

    Describing what it’s like living with a hearing loss and seeking treatment, Terry says, ”It creeps up on you.Then one day, you will be asking people to repeat things

    Terry G.

    Gord became aware of his hearing loss “about ten years ago.” He says at the time, “I was simply looking for a way to take part in conversations without saying, ‘Could you repeat that?’"

    Gord C.

    There was no specific moment when I realized something was up with my hearing, but it happened over time because of tinnitus.

    Robert G

What Our Patients Say About Us

Our greatest proof of success comes from the people we serve. Hear directly from patients across York Region who have trusted us with their hearing health and experienced the difference personalized care can make.

  • He says, “As a high school science teacher, I noticed that I kept asking students to repeat their questions, especially the female students with higher pitched voices.”

    Mark R.

    Cathy was struggling with her husband’s hearing loss, which she says “came on gradually.”

    Cathy B.

    Deborah was concerned that her hearing loss would negatively change her life forever.

    Deborah H.

    Describing what it’s like living with a hearing loss and seeking treatment, Terry says, ”It creeps up on you.Then one day, you will be asking people to repeat things

    Terry G.

    Gord became aware of his hearing loss “about ten years ago.” He says at the time, “I was simply looking for a way to take part in conversations without saying, ‘Could you repeat that?’"

    Gord C.

    There was no specific moment when I realized something was up with my hearing, but it happened over time because of tinnitus.

    Robert G

What Our Patients Say About Us

Our greatest proof of success comes from the people we serve. Hear directly from patients across York Region who have trusted us with their hearing health and experienced the difference personalized care can make.

  • He says, “As a high school science teacher, I noticed that I kept asking students to repeat their questions, especially the female students with higher pitched voices.”

    Mark R.

    Cathy was struggling with her husband’s hearing loss, which she says “came on gradually.”

    Cathy B.

    Deborah was concerned that her hearing loss would negatively change her life forever.

    Deborah H.

    Describing what it’s like living with a hearing loss and seeking treatment, Terry says, ”It creeps up on you.Then one day, you will be asking people to repeat things

    Terry G.

    Gord became aware of his hearing loss “about ten years ago.” He says at the time, “I was simply looking for a way to take part in conversations without saying, ‘Could you repeat that?’"

    Gord C.

    There was no specific moment when I realized something was up with my hearing, but it happened over time because of tinnitus.

    Robert G