Family Gatherings at Christmas may highlight signs of hearing loss
The Christmas festive season sees the great family migration all over Ireland. Grandparents take centre stage as children and grandchildren come together to celebrate our unique bond of family.
As gifts and memories are shared with great excitement, we become immersed in the joy the spirit of Christmas brings to us all, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year.
As conversations flow and as tales of accomplishment and great achievement are acknowledged, we may notice with a loved one that words are missed that are usually followed by silence or the words what? pardon or excuse me, if this becomes a constant interruption during the conversation, we will start to become aware that perhaps our loved one is struggling to hear our words.
None of us are getting any younger and hearing decline is an inevitable part of the aging process. Thankfully science and technology have changed the way we successfully diagnose and treat hearing loss.
Earwax built up on the membrane surrounding our eardrum is a very common reason for hearing decline and is something that can be diagnosed extremely quickly and treated. Egan’s hearing provides a free wax check for all customers of all ages and is something we would recommend as a first step to establish the possible cause of hearing impairment. Earwax removal using micro suction is now a very common procedure that has helped so many of our customers reverse their impaired hearing.
Should further investigation be required, Egan’s Hearing offers a free hearing test to establish the exact level of hearing loss. Once a full diagnosis is complete, we will encourage the customer to start the process of intervention using our hearing aid technology.
People suffer from hearing loss needlessly and in some cases suffer cognitive decline as a result. Multiple studies have shown that memory loss and dementia are major risk factors associated with hearing loss.
The most recent research from John Hopkins Medical on dementia and its association with hearing loss found that patients with moderate hearing loss have tripled risk, and people with a severe hearing impairment were five times more likely to develop dementia. Acting with a determined approach to get your loved ones to address their hearing difficulties will really have a positive effect on their quality of life.