{"id":4493,"date":"2018-04-27T15:21:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T19:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legroupeforget.stage.okam.io?p=4493"},"modified":"2018-06-20T13:24:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:24:16","slug":"hearing-the-key-to-social-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legroupeforget.stage.okam.io\/en\/health-counsels\/hearing-the-key-to-social-life","title":{"rendered":"Hearing: the key to social life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hearing is a treasured sense. It opens the door to an auditory world of sounds, beeps and clicks, and different languages. It becomes supremely important in appreciating our sound environment and in the conversations we have with those around us. However, like our bodies, our hearing is affected by age, and diminishes as we grow older. Over time, we experience more difficulty hearing, and ask people to repeat what they said once, then twice, until we finally give up on conversation entirely. We need to act when this progressive hearing loss occurs, and to expect that we will no longer be able to do some of our activities. In this context, hearing aids have a clearly positive impact on improving our daily social lives.<\/p>\n
78% of people with hearing aids noticed they spend more time with friends or doing activities with friends.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Hearing loss first affects us through social isolation. Trying to understand conversation becomes exhausting. Yet data compiled over the past three centuries have shown that people with hearing aids experience considerable improvement in comprehension. And since it is the ears that hear but the brain that understands, two ears are better than one. Indeed, several studies have shown that wearing two hearing aids<\/a> (compared to one) improves understanding in noisy environments, makes it easier to locate sound sources, refines the perceived sound quality and reduces the effort required to understand speech. So a person with hearing loss can rediscover the pleasure of speaking with others and taking part in activities. Conversations in restaurants and caf\u00e9s become more enjoyable. Going to movies, plays and concerts is again possible. Hearing aids help us make the most of these activities!<\/p>\n
Hearing aids for sports<\/strong><\/h2>\n