This Is Why You Should Get (and Wear) Hearing Aids
Hearing aids can offer a lot for people who have lost some or all of their hearing, but many people are resistant towards getting them. Some people think that it makes them old to get hearing aids, or that they don't really need them because they can still (sort of) hear. If you tend to think this way, here are three reasons why you should strongly consider getting hearing aids after all.
Dementia
The exact explanation behind this phenomenon isn't known, but what is known is that people who lose some or all of their hearing are at a much higher risk of developing dementia than those who don't. In fact, your risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's could rise as much as five times without the assistance of hearing aids.
The good news is that studies have shown that those who embrace hearing aids can help to mitigate this risk. In other words, if you get hearing aids and actually wear them regularly, you won't have to worry about this anymore.
Safety
While people who are completely deaf can learn to adapt to not being able to hear, it's still true that it puts you at a higher risk than if you had your hearing. The brain utilizes sounds to warn people of when they're in danger, like when a car is coming down the road. Without your hearing, or with partially damaged hearing, you may not be able to hear and process these warning signs. Or you may only be able to hear them once they're so close that there's nothing you can do to protect yourself or get out of the way. With hearing aids, though, you'll be able to detect things coming from far away so you'll be much safer.
It Will Become More Natural
Some people complain at first that hearing aids don't sound as natural as they remember their hearing being when it was intact. While this may be true, the reality is that the brain needs time to adapt to the way that hearing aids work. The more often you wear them, the more natural the sounds will be. This is the power of the brain at work. It's just like how hearing another language when you don't speak it sounds like gibberish, but when you learn a few words in it you can start to pick them out. If you've tried hearing aids before and refused to wear them because you didn't like how they sounded, you should give it another try and really give your brain a chance to adapt.
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