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social isolation and depression. The study also found that people who wore hearing aids were generally more active. Your Dad is very fortunate to have people around who love him enough to recognize that a problem may exist. Recognition is the first step to treating hearing loss. The second step is to have him tested by an audiologist who can help you and your Dad determine the best course of action.
of the most common signs of hearing loss. In fact, several years ago the National Council on Aging performed a study to look at the emotional and psychological impact of untreated hearing loss (untreated hearing loss refers to people who have hearing loss but do not wear hearing aids). They found that those with untreated hearing loss were more likely to report symptoms such as
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