* Minor surgery can fix my hearing. Though medical treatment or surgery
can benefit hearing loss, only 5-10 percent of adult cases of hearing loss are
helped by surgery.
* I have one good ear and one bad ear. When one ear is bad, the natural
tendency is to begin favoring the other ear when using the telephone or having
face-to-face conversations. This creates the illusion that the so-called
"better ear" is normal when it really isn't. In fact, BHI says most
types of hearing loss affect both ears equally and 90 percent of hearing loss
patients are in need of hearing aids for both ears.
* Hearing loss is for the elderly. This is the most common misconception
about hearing loss, but is completely untrue. In fact, only 35 percent of
people with hearing loss are over the age of 64. Nearly 6 million people in the
United States alone between the ages of 18 and 44 have some hearing loss, and
more than one million are school age.
* My doctor would have told me if I had hearing loss. According to the
BHI, only 14 percent of physicians routinely screen for hearing loss during a
physical. Due to the quiet nature of a doctor's office, it's easy for the
physician to assume your hearing is fine because the environment is quiet and
you are probably not showing any symptoms of hearing loss. When visiting the
doctor for your next physical, ask him to look for any signs of hearing loss
during the physical.
* Hearing loss is normal for my age. Hearing loss isn't normal for
anyone, no matter what a friend, relative or even physician might say.
* Hearing loss is untreatable. Hearing loss may have been untreatable
years ago, but technology has changed that. While surgery might not be the
answer, 95 percent of people with sensorineural hearing loss (caused by damage
to the inner ear) can be helped with hearing aids. Other types of hearing loss,
such as conductive hearing loss, which affects the outer and/or middle ear,
caused by ear wax and ear infections, can often be medically or surgically
treated. Mixed hearing loss (a combination of conductive and sensorineural) can
often be helped with a surgically implanted device called a cochlear implant.
To learn more about hearing loss and treatment options, visit the Better
Hearing Institute Web site at www.betterhearing.org.
Locally, Buffalo Hearing and Speech licensed audiologists provide a full
range of services, treatment options, and free educational seminars where
participants are able to meet with professionals and get many of their
questions answered. To learn more visit http://www.askbhsc.org/content/pages/about-hearing-loss.
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