Woman enjoying better mental health after getting hearing aids.

Hearing aids could benefit about 28 million people. What this means is that 28 million people would here their world clearer if they had hearing aids. But there are also a number of other, somewhat unexpected health advantages that you can begin to take advantage of thanks to your hearing aids.

It turns out that something as easy as wearing your hearing aids could be good for your physical and mental health. These little gadgets can help prevent (or delay) everything from injury from a fall to depression. In many ways, your hearing aids can help you stay on your feet.

Hearing Aids And Mental Health Advantages

Modern medical studies have firmly established a link between cognitive decline and hearing loss. The current thinking is that, for a mixture of mental, social, and physical reasons, hearing loss can trigger an increased danger of mental illness, such as anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, and dementia.

So it’s no surprise that recent analyses has suggested that hearing aids could have substantial mental health advantages.

Dementia Risks Decreased

Your risk of dementia can be reduced, according to one study, by almost 20%. That’s a wonderful benefit when the only thing you need to do is remember to wear your hearing aids on a daily basis.

In other studies, the onset of dementia was slowed by as much as two years by using hearing aids. This is really encouraging and with more research done to replicate and clarify these figures, we can come a long way in the battle against cognitive decline and illness.

Decrease Anxiety And Depression

Many people suffer from depression and anxiety even if they don’t have hearing loss. But there is plenty of evidence to indicate that those who have hearing loss are at a higher risk of developing both depression and anxiety as time goes on.

When you have hearing aids, you tend to stay more mentally focused and socially engaged. If those factors were contributing to depression and anxiety, they can help.

You’ll be Less Lonely

While dementia might sound much more severe, isolation can be a serious problem for individuals who suffer from neglected hearing loss, social solitude often being the cause and adding fuel to the fire. That social separation can cause significant changes to your disposition. So it can be a huge benefit if your hearing aids can help you continue to be socially active.

And this is an excellent reason why, for example, your hearing aid can help protect against conditions like depression. To a certain extent, all of these health problems are linked in some way.

Hearing Aids And Physical Benefits

There’s some data which indicates that as hearing loss symptoms become more obvious, your risk of stroke goes up. But that particular research is obviously on the preliminary side. The most pronounced (and noticeable) physical benefit of hearing aids is a little simpler: you’ll fall less often.

There are a couple of reasons for this:

  • Situational awareness: For example, if your pet is running to greet you, you hear them and expect them to come racing around the corner.
  • Fall detection: At times, it’s not the fall that’s hazardous. Instead, it’s that you can’t get back up that produces possible danger. Fall detection is a built-in feature of many newer hearing aid models. With specific settings enabled, when you have a fall, a call will immediately be made to one of your pre-programmed emergency contacts so they will know to check on you.

As you age falling down can have a disastrous effect on your health. So your overall health can be protected by reducing damage from falls or preventing them altogether.

Wear Your Hearing Aids Everyday

These advantages, it’s worth mentioning, apply to people who suffer from hearing impairment. Hearing aids won’t, for instance, help someone with healthy hearing avoid falling.

But using your hearing aids, if you do have hearing loss, is the smartest thing you can do for general health.

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