[Hearing Protection for All] Protecting hearing also protects brain power
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I have heard from many elders that hearing loss is just an inability to hear some sounds, and sometimes it makes them feel relaxed. There is nothing wrong with that. . actually not!
Hearing impairment is not just a problem with the ear, it is also closely related to language, emotion, and brain, and affects all ages.
The murderer who is likely to cause hearing loss
-Adulthood- "Hearing affects emotions" Hearing loss will bring emotional consequences Many negative effects such as frustration, depression, withdrawal.
The American Hearing-Language Association (ASHA) points out that hearing loss is not only related to decibels, it also affects a person's emotional feelings, making it easy to appear anxious, frustrated, isolated and tired.
The study further pointed out: "The proportion of people who do not wear Hearing Aids who suffer from depression or are easily sad is 50% more than those who wear hearing aids."
Le St. Beethoven revealed in his letter that his ears had helped him write countless beautiful pieces of music, which was a requirement for being a musician. When he suffered from ear disease and lost the ability to "listen", others could hear the beautiful flute sound or the shepherd's humming in the distance, but he couldn't. It was so frustrating and humiliating that he even wanted to commit suicide in despair. .
-Old age- "Hearing affects dementia and disability" "Mr. Wang, 65, suffered hearing loss in his left ear and tinnitus in his right ear due to an unexplained vertigo ten years ago. Recently, his daughter I began to worry that after retirement, apart from exercising in the morning, Mr. Wang would only watch TV and take a lunch break in the afternoon when he came home. He was not very interested in other matters and his reaction was getting slower and slower."
Maybe he will be concerned about the above. Cases are surprised that hearing loss can also lead to cognitive degeneration? Not only that, but some studies have pointed out that in addition to dementia, hearing loss will increase the chances of falls, hospitalization, and physical and mental disability.
A study by Johns Hopkins University in the United States found that compared with elderly people with normal hearing, those with mild, moderate, and severe hearing loss are 2 times and 3 times more likely to develop dementia, respectively. and 5 times, the worse the hearing loss, the greater the risk of dementia.
The study first conducted a hearing test on the elderly, and then conducted a series of tests over the next six years to assess the decline in memory and thinking skills. On average, the intelligence of elders with hearing problems is significantly impaired three years earlier than those without hearing problems. The results also show that the former's intelligence declines 30 to 40% faster than the latter, and the more severe the hearing loss, the greater the decline in mental function.
Although the study did not propose how aging hearing loss leads to the deterioration of cognitive functions such as memory or thinking, scholars said that there is aOne theory is that people with untreated hearing loss often suffer from mental decline due to isolation from society, and "loneliness" is a risk factor for ability decline; another theory is that brain memory is limited by the amount of information that can be accommodated and manipulated. The job of the inner ear is to receive sounds and encode them accurately before they are sent to the brain for decoding. If the brain has to continually expend more resources to decode sounds, there may eventually be a cognitive cost.
“Leaving it alone is very bad.” According to statistics from the National Center for Health in the United States, people with hearing problems wait an average of 6 years before seeking treatment, and compared with Among elders over 70 years old, the proportion of those aged 20 to 69 who are unwilling to wear hearing aids is 50% higher. Many hearing-impaired people delay facing the problem proactively for a long time, thinking that they have just achieved "clear ears." Some hearing-impaired people do not receive further rehabilitation because they purchased hearing aids on their own, but the effect was not good.
The primary impact of hearing loss in infants and young children is on their language and intellectual development; if they are young, they may have learning disabilities and limited interpersonal relationships.
Compared with normal-hearing subjects, hearing-impaired people have significantly reduced auditory brain stimulation. As a result, the connections between the auditory area and other brain areas, including emotional areas, have also weakened. It may be one of the important causes of Alzheimer's disease or depression.
Don’t have wrong expectations, thinking that you can immediately restore your original hearing state by wearing a hearing aid.
In addition to fully communicating your hearing needs with the hearing professional before choosing a hearing aid, you must also gradually increase the wearing time according to the adaptation period and share your hearing performance with the hearing professional from time to time. status to adjust the hearing aid to best suit your personal hearing needs.
Author: Ou Shida Shen Wanyi
Reviewer: Ou Shida Wu Songlin