Why Wait to Hear Your Best?

It is human nature to put things off. We can say, “I’ll get to that later”. Oftentimes we do this about our self care. We tend to put ourselves last. Have you or someone you love been putting off doing something about your hearing?

Unfortunately I have heard patients say, “I’ll get hearing aids when my hearing gets real bad.” That is the worst lack of action that we can do. Have you ever experienced something becoming harder to do as you age? Wearing hearing aids for the first time in your 60’s is very different from wearing hearing aids for the first time in your 80s. I see patients struggle to even get the hearing aid in their ear correctly. We have something called muscle memory. Muscle memory is a neurological process that allows you to remember and perform certain movements with less conscious effort after repeated practice. The sooner we start wearing hearing aids when we need them, the better.

Presbycusis is the natural deterioration of our hearing system as we age. Hearing doesn’t get better with time, it gets worse. We hear and process sound with our brain. Hearing “lights up” certain areas of the brain. Hearing loss is depriving the brain of “lighting up”. We have heard the saying, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.” Hearing aids help with this. Hearing aids provide sound stimulation to the brain, so those areas are “lighting up” again. Also, our ability to recognize the clarity of speech can be preserved the sooner we start wearing hearing aids.

So, why wait to hear your best? Be proactive with your hearing healthcare and schedule an appointment with us today. Call us at 325-223-6360. We look forward to being a part of the journey to your BEST hearing!

 

Written by: 

Adrianne Miller, AuD

Doctor of Audiology, Director of WTRC Hearing Center