It’s essential to educate yourself about hearing loss, particularly if you or someone you know is dealing with it. This is to help you better cope with your condition and steer clear of making important decisions based on incorrect information. Here are some popular myths to ignore when suffering from minor hearing loss.
Having minor hearing loss is not a big deal
While there are numerous measures you can take to tackle your hearing loss, it would be unwise to disregard the effects it can have. The quality of your life can be impacted by even moderate hearing loss. Your ability to communicate with others can be seriously hampered when you can’t hear as well as you once did. Social solitude, frustration, and depression can be the outcome.
Some individuals will get hearing loss and some won’t
Many people are under the false impression that hearing loss is only encountered by the elderly. This couldn’t be further from being true. Many people are born with hearing loss, while others may lose their hearing due to an illness or traumatic injury at some point in life. Hearing loss can develop at any age.
When you get a hearing aid, your hearing is immediately perfect
You will probably need some time to adjust to your new hearing aids before you’re hearing at an optimal level. This is because you may need a particular type of hearing aid, which will usually need to be fine-tuned by a hearing aid professional during several office visits to support your individual hearing loss situation. It also takes time for your brain to readjust to hearing again.
Hearing loss can only be treated with surgery
For a small percentage of adults who suffer from hearing loss, surgery will be the best course of action. Properly fitted and tuned hearing aids will be the best solution for the majority of moderate hearing loss situations.
You only develop hearing loss in one ear
Hearing loss developing in both ears is relatively common. Your amount of hearing loss may be more extreme in one ear giving you the impression that you’re losing your hearing only on that side. In many cases, the degree of hearing loss is the same for both ears. Most individuals who need hearing aids, in fact, need them in both ears.
Don’t go without proper treatment because you have inaccurate information. Come in and see us so we can fit you with the best hearing aid option for your unique hearing situation.
