2023-09-20 18:00:32
In Mexico, according to the Ministry of Health (SSa), there are more than two million people who have hearing loss or decline. Of this figure, more than 50% are over 60 years old; just over 34% are between 30 and 59 years old; and about 2% are girls and boys.
Alternatives for patients
For all these cases there are solutions such as hearing aids, which seek to compensate for a specific hearing loss. They can also be personalized according to the specific needs of each person. Even with a timely diagnosis, they can slow down this decrease and therefore improve people’s quality of life.
“To find the right option that helps us continue enjoying all the emotions of sound, it will always be necessary to consult a hearing professional since the level of hearing loss can only be known through a study called audiometry,” he explains. audiologist Catalina Bulla, GAES Mexico specialist.
In addition to these devices, there are also other options on the market such as amplifiers, which, as their name indicates, are devices intended to increase the level of sound in general through an on/off button and a volume adjustment.
“Hearing aids and amplifiers have big differences from each other. The most important thing is that the former are a medical device whose objective is to solve or minimize hearing loss according to specific needs, while the latter are simply electronic devices whose function is limited to increasing sound in general without any customization.
The solution for hearing loss It will never be asking them to speak louder in conversations or raising the volume of their electronic devices to a considerable level, as this could worsen the situation and lead them to isolation.
The ear, like any other part of the body, requires stimulation and exercise. If the stimulus disappears, the hearing loss worsens and speech understanding also begins to deteriorate.
The function of hearing aids is to keep these stimuli active in a zero-invasive way and do not require any type of intervention, so they can be put on and taken off as desired.
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