Many scientific studies in the past have confirmed the negative impacts associated with hearing loss: depression, anxiety and social isolation. However, there are positive impacts associated with hearing solutions, as well.<\/p>\n
A study conducted by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) supplies overwhelming data about how much of a difference hearing devices can make.1<\/sup><\/p>\n The study surveyed more than 2,000 hearing loss patients who use devices to enhance their sense of sound. Of the sample group, 82% of patients indicated they would recommend hearing devices to their friends, and 70% reported an improved ability to communicate. The data also shows more than four out of five people who use a device to hear better are satisfied with their solution.<\/p>\n \u201cThis survey clearly reveals how dramatically people\u2019s lives can improve with the use of hearing devices,\u201d BHI Executive Director Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D., said.<\/p>\n The study also concluded up to a third of patients saw improvements in their romance, sense of humor and mental, emotional and physical health. Further, roughly 40% noted improvements in their sense of safety, self-confidence, feelings about self, sense of independence and work relationships.<\/p>\n These results are significant because they show a clear potential solution to many of the draining feelings patients with hearing loss suffer. Many positive responses are attributed to changing technology, which has led to smaller and less visible hearing devices, resulting in decreased societal stigma associated with wearing devices in day-to-day life.<\/p>\n New devices are more intelligent and offer many improvements over older generation models. BHI\u2019s Kochkin believes the first step to preserving your future enjoyment in life is to make an appointment with a hearing health professional and get your hearing checked.<\/p>\n Call (415) 362-2901 to schedule an appointment and experience the latest hearing technology.<\/p>\n 1 The Hearing Review. (2011). BHI Survey: Hearing Aids Help Majority of Users to Regain Quality of Life. The Hearing Review. (2011). https:\/\/www.hearingreview.com\/hearing-products\/hearing-aids\/bhi-survey-hearing-aids-help-majority-of-users-to-regain-quality-of-life<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many scientific studies in the past have confirmed the negative impacts associated with hearing loss: depression, anxiety and social isolation. However, there are positive impacts associated with hearing solutions, as well. A study conducted by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) supplies overwhelming data about how much of a difference hearing devices can make.1 The study…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6176,"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6173\/revisions\/6176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfaudiology.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}