As you’ve been getting older, you’ve probably been looking for ways to conserve your youthfulness.
You’ve tried to find it in your diet, exercise, and supplements. You’ve spent more money than you’d like to admit on retinol creams and hair growth products. You even signed up for a Yoga class. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can stay happy and youthful.
But what if you found out that there’s an easy way to remain happy and feeling young that’s affordable and backed by science. Yet, fewer than 16% of individuals who would benefit are taking advantage of it.
The “trick” is easy – they’re using their hearing aids to manage their hearing loss.
This trick might be the secret to feeling happy and youthful as we age.
Is Hearing Loss Very Prevalent?
The possibility of experiencing hearing loss goes up substantially by age 45. It even affects children as young as 12.
A study showed that out of all people between 45 and 54, hearing loss is experienced by 11% of them. By age 80 that percentage goes up to 90%. Of those between the ages of 65 and 74, nearly 25 percent experience disabling hearing loss and that number rises to 50% by age 80.
Also, men younger than 70 are two times as likely to have hearing loss than women in the same age group.
While you probably associate hearing loss with aging, most hearing loss happens due to exposure to loud and harmful sounds. Over the course of their lives, some individuals are exposed to more harmful sound than others.
Hearing loss isn’t an inevitability, but failing to treat your hearing loss has been shown by repeated studies, to impact your general happiness, health, and youthfulness.
But hearing aids are worn by only 1 out of 7 individuals who actually need them.
Your Hearing Aid is The Key to Youthfulness And Happiness
The following outcomes have been directly related to using hearing aids:
- participating in social interaction 20% more frequently
One of the things that make life great, you’ll agree, is being around others. When you spend time doing things you enjoy, with people you love, you feel younger and happier.
Individuals with hearing loss who use their hearing aids are more likely to stay active and social.
- Being 30% less likely to suffer from depression
Studies have demonstrated that people who have hearing loss who use hearing aids are less likely to report feelings of sadness and loneliness, which is connected with depression.
Feeling as if people are trying to avoid them or are mad at them is also less likely. It’s not as common for them to engage in self isolation.
Increased happiness is the result of less depression.
- Less likelihood of enduring mental decline
If you have somebody in your family that has dementia you know all too well how scary that can be. Cognitive decline makes people feel older because they’re constantly forgetting, and it takes longer for them to process things.
As cognitive decline progresses, the people who are coping with it are no longer capable of doing the things that make them feel youthful and happy.
If your risk of getting dementia and Alzheimer’s can be lowered by simply using hearing aids, shouldn’t that be what you’re doing.
- Decreasing your chance of falling by 30%
The danger of falling and sustaining a severe injury becomes a serious concern as we get older. We’re not as balanced as we once were. A nasty fall could cause a serious fracture that results in a hospital stay and several weeks of rehab.
That isn’t a place you want to be. It’s no fun to be in the hospital in pain.
When you can get around with ease, you live a happier life. You’re more confident in your movements and less likely to be startled.
Using your hearing aid will allow you to spend more time with friends and family and less time cooped up in a hospital bed.
- Misunderstandings and arguments are 30% less likely
How many times have you been involved in a misunderstanding because you failed to hear what someone actually said. Or, perhaps, a friend raises her voice so you can hear her more clearly, but you think she’s yelling at you.
Neglected hearing loss puts a huge strain on your relationships with family and friends. It can result in anger, resentment, sadness, and other unfavorable emotions. But you will have more positive interactions with family and friends if you can hear better which hearing aids will help you do. Helping you stay youthful and happy at any age.
Recover what you’ve lost
Have you been wearing your hearing aid? Some of the basic joys in life which you’ve been missing include:
- The laughter of children
- Outings and social clubs
- Music
- The sounds of nature at your local park
- Discussions with friends and family without asking them to speak louder
If you have hearing loss, you may still hear these things to some degree but they are probably not as pleasant.