\nSeniors Remain a More Vulnerable Population<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seniors.jpg\" "\\"How")
\nHearing loss affects people of all ages, but seniors are most likely to encounter challenges. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) estimates that 25 percent of those age 65 to 74 have some form of significant hearing loss<\/a>. That number grows to 50 percent past age 75.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, one out of three people over the age of 70 who need a hearing device use one, meaning that a third of people experience the harmful effects of hearing loss because they don\u2019t get the help that they need.<\/p>\n
\nUnderlying Problems With Depression<\/span><\/h2>\nResearch shows that hearing loss can also lead to depression, according to the American Academy of Audiology.<\/p>\n
Seniors who experience hearing loss may deal with the following:<\/p>\n
\n- Sadness<\/li>\n
- Anger<\/li>\n
- Decreased personal safety<\/li>\n
- Cognitive decline<\/li>\n
- Poor health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other signs of depression from hearing loss include avoiding simple duties, withdrawing from all social situations and feelings of loneliness among family and close friends. On average, someone with hearing loss may not seek care until seven years after noticing a problem.<\/p>\n
\nIncreased Risk of Falling<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nHearing loss affects people of all ages, but seniors are most likely to encounter challenges. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) estimates that 25 percent of those age 65 to 74 have some form of significant hearing loss<\/a>. That number grows to 50 percent past age 75.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, one out of three people over the age of 70 who need a hearing device use one, meaning that a third of people experience the harmful effects of hearing loss because they don\u2019t get the help that they need.<\/p>\n
\nUnderlying Problems With Depression<\/span><\/h2>\nResearch shows that hearing loss can also lead to depression, according to the American Academy of Audiology.<\/p>\n
Seniors who experience hearing loss may deal with the following:<\/p>\n
\n- Sadness<\/li>\n
- Anger<\/li>\n
- Decreased personal safety<\/li>\n
- Cognitive decline<\/li>\n
- Poor health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other signs of depression from hearing loss include avoiding simple duties, withdrawing from all social situations and feelings of loneliness among family and close friends. On average, someone with hearing loss may not seek care until seven years after noticing a problem.<\/p>\n
\nIncreased Risk of Falling<\/span><\/h2>\n
Other signs of depression from hearing loss include avoiding simple duties, withdrawing from all social situations and feelings of loneliness among family and close friends. On average, someone with hearing loss may not seek care until seven years after noticing a problem.<\/p>\n