Women with hearing loss laughing on park bench.

Multiple studies have confirmed that hearing loss can have an influence on your brain. (Some of our previous blogs clearly demonstrate that.) Hearing Aids, luckily, have been proven to be capable of helping you regain some of that cognitive capacity.

This is not saying that hearing aids are in some way going to make you smarter. But there’s some compelling research that suggests cognitive ability can be improved by wearing hearing aids lowering your risk for anxiety, depression, and dementia.

Your Brain is Responsible For a Significant Portion of Your Hearing

It’s essential to recognize how significant a part your brain plays in hearing if you are going to comprehend the connection between your ears and cognition. That’s where the vibrations of the world are converted into the sounds of your environment. So as your hearing wanes, the parts of your brain that decipher those sounds suddenly have much less to do.

When combined with other factors (like social isolation), the changes in your brain (and hearing) can result in the onset of specific mental health problems. Depression, dementia, and anxiety are a lot more obvious in individuals who have untreated hearing loss.

When you wear hearing aids, you’re essentially “treating” your hearing loss. That means:

  • Because you’ll be capable of coupling your hearing aids with consistent monitoring and other treatment options, you can stop your hearing from becoming progressively worse.
  • The parts of your brain responsible for hearing will get regular workouts; the more your brain performs work, the healthier your brain stays.
  • You won’t be as likely to isolate yourself socially. You will be more likely to engage with others if you’re able to hear and understand interactions.

Staying Attentive

Hearing aids enhance your brain and your social life and can prevent dementia, depression, and anxiety.

  • The health of your inner ear: Inner ear injury is not triggered by loss of hearing alone. But there is often a common cause for both loss of hearing and damage to the inner ear. In some cases, a hearing aid is a component of the treatment strategy for loss of hearing which can also assist with inner ear damage.
  • Creating stronger awareness: At times, because you’re not mindful of your surroundings, you may have a fall. Your situational awareness can be significantly hindered by hearing issues. Identifying what direction sound is coming from can be as difficult as hearing sound in general. A fall or other accident can be the consequence.
  • Modern technology: Some current hearing aids, when a person falls, can immediately alert emergency services. This can lessen long term complications and injuries though it won’t stop the fall itself.

Inevitably, when you’re wearing a hearing aid, you’re more likely to steer clear of a fall in the first place. A hearing aid keeps you more alert, more mindful, and more tuned in, elevating cognitive abilities and physical health at the same time.

Stop Neglecting Your Hearing Aid

None of this has even yet addressed the basic hearing benefits of hearing aids. So when you take into consideration that amplified hearing, factor in the mental health benefits and physical well-being, it seems like wearing these devices should be a simple decision (Pretty obvious).

The problem is that many people don’t know they have hearing loss. When your hearing fades away slowly, you might have a hard time recognizing it. That’s the reason why getting a routine hearing assessment is necessary. A wide variety of other health concerns can be exacerbated by hearing loss.

Hearing aids will lessen the likelihood of physical injury while helping to delay dementia and depression. That’s a stunning combination of benefits that hearing aids offer, and they also help your hearing.

The site information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. To receive personalized advice or treatment, schedule an appointment.
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