Your hearing plays a fundamental role in your overall health and well-being. You rely on your hearing to effectively communicate with your family members, friends, and colleagues. For this reason, it’s important to take care of your hearing health with an annual hearing test. As a health-conscious adult, you most likely schedule annual check-ups with your primary care physician and visit the dentist twice a year for a cleaning. But do you take care of your hearing to the same extent?
Why Hearing Tests Matter
Regular hearing evaluations can identify any problems and potentially prevent them from arising.
- Hearing loss occurs gradually, over a long period of time. You may not even notice you have a hearing loss because your brain has adjusted to not hearing well. Annual hearing check-ups can let you know if your hearing is deteriorating and can prevent you from losing more of your hearing ability.
- Prevent future health concerns. Hearing is connected to more than just our ears. Sometimes hearing loss is the result of another underlying health condition, such as diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure. Receiving annual hearing tests can help you and your doctor catch any of these conditions early.
- Hearing loss affects the brain and memory. When you can’t hear properly because of hearing loss, your brain doesn’t receive the proper sound signals it needs to retain information. Over time this can lead to cognitive decline and even dementia.
- Untreated hearing loss can affect your happiness. Hearing loss can cause feelings of embarrassment or self-consciousness because you can’t hear well. As a result, you may begin to isolate yourself from family and friends. This can lead to depression and increase your chances of cognitive decline.
To start the new year on track, schedule your annual hearing screening! Call Audiology Associates of North Jersey at 201-928-0808 to schedule your annual hearing test today!
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