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If someone has mild hearing loss and does not use a hearing aid will this accelerate further hearing loss?
A hearing aid will not accelerate your hearing loss or improve the underlying condition. You hearing loss could progress due to age, genetics, noise or medications but not the hearing aid.
Ok but does using an aid have any effect on further loss in other words if not using an aid does a condition deteriorate quicker than if wearing one?
What else can I help you with?
Can unexplained loss of hearing be psychosomatic?
can a major trauma cause someone to lose their hearing?
What is audiology?
Audiology is the study of hearing and balance disorders. Audiologists are doctors who work to treat those with hearing loss and balance disorders and use preventative measures to prevent further hearing loss.
Definition of hearing impairment?
Hearing impairment is any loss of hearing for a variety of reasons. It refers to a condition that causes someone not to hear as well as someone with normal hearing. It does not refer to the degree of hearing loss, the cause of hearing loss or the indication that someone should wear a hearing aid. Not all causes of hearing loss indicate the need for a hearing aid...some may be corrected medically. If you ask others to repeat, find yourself turning up the tv, missing out on the punchline of a joke, missing out on important meeting facts, you might be experiencing some degree of hearing impairment.
Should you yell?
I was trying to say no yesterday. Someone permanently has hearing loss.
Does not wearing a hearing aid accelerate an already known hearing loss?
Hearing aid use will not accelerate or decelerate your hearing loss, but wearing a hearing aid may keep your brain's speech interpretation ability sharp. The prescription you have for your hearing (called an audiogram) is a representation of how well your ear picks up the sounds around you so that they can be sent to the brain. If you have a hearing loss, it will be represented in the audiogram. If you have a hearing loss but do not wear hearing aids for it, the brain will not get all of the sounds that are necessary to interpret speech. The longer you go without hearing these sounds, the more synapses in the brain will weaken and die from disuse. It's the ear's version of the "use it or loose it" effect. The longer you wait to get a hearing aid, the more difficult it will be for your brain to adjust to one. Even though your audiogram may or may not change over time, without a hearing aid, your understanding ability may well worsen. Additionally, many studies have shown that even a mild untreated hearing loss contributes to dementia. If you need hearing aids, they will help more than your day to day hearing - they will prevent your brain from weakening as well.
What is the scientific name for deafness?
The scientific term for deafness is "hearing loss" or "hearing impairment." It can be categorized based on the severity and type, such as conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, or mixed hearing loss.
Are hearing loss and hearing impairment the same thing?
No. Hearing loss depends on the decibel listened to and the period of time. Everyone is prone to having hearing loss.
Can Syphillis cause hearing loss?
No, chlamydia does not cause hearing loss.
How rare is low-frequency hearing loss compared to other types of hearing loss?
Low-frequency hearing loss is less common compared to other types of hearing loss. It affects a smaller percentage of the population, with high-frequency hearing loss being more prevalent.
What is hearing loss that comes from the eardrum not transmitting vibrations?
conduction hearing loss
What is the way hearing loss is classified?
list the way that hearing loss is classified
When was Action on Hearing Loss created?
Action on Hearing Loss was created in 1911.
