If you’ve noticed some difficulties with your hearing, the chances are you’ll benefit from having your hearing tested.
Around 37.5 million adults in the US report they have hearing problems – around 15% of the population. Among people aged 75 and over, half have disabling or severe hearing loss.
However, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), only 20% of adults responding to a poll said they’d had a hearing test in the last five years.
Hearing loss has multiple possible causes, and many of them are treatable.
It’s important to have your hearing loss assessed by a healthcare professional so that the cause is identified and the best course of treatment can be recommend.
If you think your hearing test is overdue, or your hearing is gradually getting worse, it’s always worth speaking to a professional. We can connect you with a local audiologist to get you the help you need. Fill in our quick form and we’ll do the rest.
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Allie Anderson is a health writer and editor with many years of experience creating accurate, evidence-based content for consumer and professional audiences. Allie is passionate about making medical information as accessible as possible, empowering people to make informed choices about their health and well-being.
Allie holds a first-class honours degree in Linguistics from University College London, a Russell Group institution that’s ranked in the top 10 universities globally. She trained as a journalist with the UK’s NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) and after working as a news reporter for local newspapers and B2B titles, began writing about health.
Published in medical journals, peer-reviewed magazines for healthcare professionals and a broad range of consumer titles, Allie has covered all manner of health and medical topics throughout her career, most recently focusing on hearing health and hearing loss.
Allie has conducted in-depth research into the mechanisms underpinning hearing and has developed an understanding of the nuanced impact hearing loss can have on individuals and their loved ones.
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