They say your eyes are the window to
your soul….but did you know that your ears are the gateway to your
brain???? Keeping your ears and hearing
healthy contributes to keeping your mind sharp and in tune. Recent research has
shown that even a mild hearing loss can contribute to depression, anxiety,
isolation, cognitive decline and decreased earning potential. So, exactly what can you do to keep your
hearing healthy and what can you do if you find out you do have a hearing loss?
First, some facts about hearing loss:
• Hearing loss affects
more than 31.5 million Americans—most of whom are below retirement age
•
Three in ten people
over age 60 have hearing loss
• Among Americans ages
41 to 59, about 15 percent already have hearing problems—that’s
one in six baby boomers
•
7.4 percent—or
one in 14—Generation Xers, ages 29 to 40, suffer from hearing loss
• At least 1.4 million children, 18 or younger,
have hearing problems
• It’s
estimated that 3 in 1,000 infants are born with serious to profound hearing
loss
