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There are about 28 million Americans today
who are hearing impaired. Hearing loss
affects people of all ages, all races, and
all social economic levels. Hearing
loss can be hereditary or can be a result of
disease, trauma, long-term exposure to
damaging noise, medications, or in most
cases, increased age. Statistically,
314 out of 1000 people over the age of 65
have some hearing loss varying from mild to
severe.
There are different types of hearing loss
that can affect the way we live our lives
and how we communicate with others.
Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound
waves are prevented from passing to the
inner ear. This could be caused from
wax build-up in the ear canal, infection,
fluid in the middle ear, or punctured ear
drum.
Sensorineural hearing loss
develops when the auditory nerve or hair
cells in the inner ear are damaged by aging,
noise, illness, injury, infection, head
trauma, medications, or inherited condition.
Mixed losses are the combination of
conductive and
sensorineural losses.
The problems people may experience with
hearing loss are as follows:
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Difficulty hearing in noisy situations.
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Difficulty hearing conversations.
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Difficulty understanding (mumbling).
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Ringing in the ear (Tinnitus)
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Difficulty hearing the TV or radio
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Fatigue caused by the effort to hear.
If you feel you have a hearing loss.
Call us at 817-763-0863 for a free
hearing evaluation.
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