Santa Clarita Audiologist Nola Aronson is talking about the connection between hearing loss and various other diseases and why getting a hearing test is so important.
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Sometimes when an individual ignores their symptoms of hearing loss, they may receive a false diagnosis such as Alzheimer’s, and may not even realize the real problem is their hearing loss.
“If you do not stimulate the brain, the brain is what hears. When you start missing out on things, you are going to look like you have dementia and Alzheimer’s,” Aronson explained in an interview with KHTS. “It’s not going to necessarily cause it but the studies over the last two years have shown that they are related.”
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According to Aronson, hearing also has a connection to heart disease, diabetes and many other ailments that one might not typically associate with hearing loss. It is a much bigger issue than just saying, “I can’t hear, or I hear okay.”
Aronson explained that most people avoid taking a baseline hearing screening because they are afraid of hearing aids. However, she goes on to say that they are not in the business of simply selling hearing aids, and will only recommend a hearing aid if that is the solution they feel best fits.
“A lot of people come in and they have wax in their ears, or they have fluid behind their eardrum and they didn’t even know it, but they would rather just not pay attention to it because they are so afraid of hearing aids,” Aronson said.
Often times a hearing screening is placed lower on the list of priorities when it comes to a person’s health, but audiologists like Aronson would usually urge everyone to remember how important it is and to go get a baseline hearing screening.
“We get our eyes checked, we get our teeth checked, we go and get a physical and even many times doctors do not ask about hearing and things like that,” said Aronson. “Hearing (loss) gets put on the backburner when it is the third largest disease after cancer and heart problems.”
Ed. Note: This article is a Community Spotlight based on a recent interview with Advanced Audiology.
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