Did you know?

Your hearing health has a direct effect on your overall health.

  • Hearing aids can reduce the effects of dementia & Alzheimer’s
  • Those with hearing loss experience a 30-40% greater decline in thinking abilities compared to those without hearing loss
  • Depression, uncorrected hearing loss gives rise to poorer quality of life, isolation and reduced social activity, leading to depression.
  • Ototoxicity, there are more than 200 medications/prescription and over-the-counter/on the market today that are known to be ototoxic- which, quite literally, means “poison to the ears”.
  • Fever, malaria, meningitis- or anything that elevates temperature can cause damage to hair cells in the inner ear and cause hearing loss.
  • Maintaining healthy weight & staying physically active may help reduce the risk of hearing loss.
  • Osteoporosis, a study linked osteoporosis and hearing loss, theorizing that [deninerauzation] of the [three] middle ear bones may contribute to a conductive hearing implement.
  • Hearing loss is twice as common in people with diabetes compared to those without.
  • The inner ear is extremely sensitive to blood flow. Inadequate blood flow and trauma to the blood vessels of the inner ear can contribute to hearing loss.
  • There is a significant association between high blood pressure and hearing loss.
  • Tinnitus affects people. It can be caused by hearing loss,or an ear injury.
  • Several studies point to a significant correlation between hearing loss and loss of cognitive functions
  • Current smokers have a higher risk of hearing loss than nonsmokers.