TORONTO audiologist Moosa Kutty admits there has been a stigma attached to hearing aids in the past, but he says modern devices have come such a long way they are like something “from the Terminator movies”.
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You know the scenes, when the audience get to see what the Terminator sees. All of that scanning. All of that rolling data. All of that processing and assessing.
“That’s what a modern hearing aid is like, constantly screening the environment,” Mr Kutty said.
With one in six Australians currently experiencing hearing difficulty, and the ratio expected to increase to one in four by 2050, National Hearing Care is encouraging Lake Macquarie residents to take action and undergo a free hearing check in Hearing Awareness Week (August 21 to 28).
Hearing loss can be treated, and those who identify and treat the issue early are more likely to adapt quickly to the increased sound they will hear with a hearing aid.
Mr Kutty said gradual hearing loss was common in people after the age of 50.
“But a hearing problem does not mean a person is going deaf,” he said.
So what are the telltale signs that suggest a person in your life is experiencing hearing loss?
Do they have the TV turned up louder that other people would like? Do they complain that you are mumbling when you talk to them? And do they nod along to conversations, sometimes nodding at inappropriate times?
- Visit nhc.com.au to book a free hearing test.