5 Men’s Health Motivators for Getting a Hearing Test
- Your hearing may say something about your heart. Cardiovascular and hearing health are linked. Some experts say the inner ear is so sensitive to blood flow that it’s possible that abnormalities in the cardiovascular system could be noted here earlier than in other less sensitive parts of the body. http://ow.ly/NGgM0
- Hearing loss is about twice as common in people with diabetes. Studies show that people with diabetes are about twice as likely to have hearing loss. When broken down by age, one study showed that those 60 and younger are at greater risk. http://ow.ly/NGhdU
- Addressing hearing loss may benefit cognitive function. Research shows a link between hearing loss and dementia, leading experts to believe that interventions, like hearing aids, could potentially delay or prevent dementia. Research is ongoing. http://ow.ly/vCFDW http://ow.ly/vCG54 http://ow.ly/MCWgf
- Hearing loss is tied to sleep apnea. Research shows that sleep apnea is significantly associated with hearing loss at both high and low frequencies. Amit Chopra, MD, an expert in pulmonary medicine at the Albany Medical Center in New York who has conducted research on the subject said, “Our findings suggest that sleep apnea is a systemic disease and is associated with an increased risk of hearing loss, along with a number of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. I encourage people with sleep apnea to be educated and aware of their potential risk for hearing loss.”http://ow.ly/xRCNM
- Hearing loss is tied to depression. Studies show that hearing loss is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults of all ages, but is most pronounced in 18 to 69 year olds. Research also shows that the use of hearing aids reduces depressive symptoms. http://ow.ly/vvZEz http://ow.ly/NGi4D
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For more information on Men’s Health Month, visit www.MensHealthMonth.org. For more information on hearing loss and to take the BHI Hearing Check, visitwww.BetterHearing.org. Follow BHI on Twitter @better_hearing, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/betterhearinginstitute.
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