Untreated hearing loss can complicate your life in many different ways. In addition to making it harder to hear, it can cause feelings of anxiety and depression and even increase your risk of cognitive decline. It also may affect your earning potential.
A study published in 2016 found that controlling for other factors like “education, age, sex, and race, individuals with hearing loss had 1.58 times higher odds of low income and 1.98 times higher odds of being unemployed or underemployed compared to normal-hearing individuals.”
The good news is that by treating your hearing loss with hearing aids, you can help reduce your risk of income loss as well as experience a number of other workplace benefits.
Top Three Reasons To Wear Your Hearing Aids to Work
- Improve workplace communication. Hearing loss affects your ability to understand what others are saying. Whether you’re on Zoom call or sitting in the meeting room with your colleagues, it can be very stressful to struggle to follow the conversation. Often, you have to put so much extra effort into trying to hear that you start to experience listening fatigue, which can work conversations even more difficult. Hearing aids improve your ability to communicate effectively and reduce the strain placed on your brain from working so hard to hear.
- Increase your confidence. Hearing loss can make you feel like you’re missing what is going on at work. Feeling this way can shake your confidence in your ability to communicate with others and cause you to withdraw. You may find yourself hesitant to do things like take the lead on projects, voice your opinion in meetings, or even accompany your coworkers during a coffee break at Sweet Tooth Café. Hearing aids can help you regain your confidence and improve your relationships at work.
- Keep you connected to the latest technology. Modern hearing aids can easily connect with other technology and make your life easier. You can stream phone calls or audio from virtual meetings directly into your device. This allows you to take calls from anywhere and feel assured that you will experience clear sound quality and better communication with whomever you’re talking to.
Treat Your Hearing Loss Today
If you feel like difficulty hearing is holding you back at work or interfering with other aspects of your life, schedule an appointment for a hearing test today. The sooner you treat your hearing loss, the sooner you can get back to feeling your best at work and home.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Hampton Roads ENT ~ Allergy today.