How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships

How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships

One of the most beautiful things about growing old with your significant other is sharing every wrinkle and lived experience together. Becoming parents, then grandparents – the lived experience is so spectacular and exercising that with someone you love is like nothing else. 

As we age, it’s important to keep up with our health. Fortunately, the people closest to you are there to help. Even so, some health complications can affect your relationships without even knowing it. This can include chronic pain and injuries which make it harder to get out and try new things together. However, one of the most common health conditions effecting older adults is hearing loss and can be a significant factor in the health of even your most dear connections.

Age Related Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is the third most common health condition affecting older adults. One in three over 65 have hearing loss and this number jumps to one in two for those 75 years and older. The issue is that age relate hearing loss, also known as presbycusis can sneak up on you over the years, to the point where your brain rationalizes the loss. You may not even think it’s that severe, or present at all, , but before you assume that is true, ask your significant other. Chances are they are already aware of your hearing loss and how it affects your everyday communication.

Communication is Key

In truth, the health of all the relationships in your life revolve around healthy communication. While speech is only one aspect of this, it is a very significant one. We not only speak and listen to share ideas and thoughts, but it is often how we feel intimate with our significant other. It’s the small talk, the sweet nothings over coffee, inside jokes and everyday banter which really make us feel connected. As hearing loss sets in these quiet and unassuming moments of connection become scarce. Our relationships with those we rely on most can become strained.

Hearing Loss and Relationships

When you go without treating a hearing loss it inevitably will build up into resentment. It’s the moments where you misunderstand what the other is saying on a regular basis. It’s the mistakes and the confusion. It’s often your significant others feeling that they have to be your interpreter.  

In fact, in a recent study in the UK 1,500 people with hearing loss were surveyed, asking them questions about how their hearing loss impacted their lives. 44% reported their hearing loss was impacting their relationships with their spouse, family, and friends. In addition, 34% of people surveyed felt that their untreated hearing loss had contributed to poor communication, and they experienced a loss of relationships, and in some cases, even their marriage.

Hearing Aids That Work for Your Life

When hearing loss goes untreated, it can affect every aspect of your life. At home your relationship with your significant other will be strained, but this continues into long standing relationships with family, friends, co-workers, and employers. The result is ofte4n loss of confidence and feelings of loneliness, even when surrounded by those who love you.

The good news is that while presbycusis is irreversible, it can be effectively treated with hearing aids. These tiny electronic devices amplify the sounds you need to hear in your life. This can allow you to begin to rebuild relationships that may have been strained due to hearing issues for years prior.Both you and your partner can benefit when you treat your hearing loss, as you’ll be able to share all the inside jokes, improve intimacy, and enjoy improved companionship once again. 

Act Today!

However, the sooner you act, the better. Hearing loss only becomes worse over time and while life is long, once it’s passed it is gone forever. There is no time like now to invest in your hearing and by proxy, those who you love the most in life. Contact us today to schedule a hearing exam. We can diagnose the extent of your hearing loss and help you on a journey to find the best hearing aids that will support you and your significant other for the rest of your life. Call today!