Hearing Loss
How We Hear
Hearing Loss Facts
- Hearing loss is the 3rd most common health problem in the United States.
- Hearing loss affects over 30 million Americans of all ages.
- More than half of all hearing-impaired people are under age 65.
- 1 in 4 adults has a spouse or significant other with hearing loss
- Prolonged untreated hearing loss can lead to social isolation and depression.
- Hearing loss has been connected with dementia, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders.
- Noise-induced hearing loss is 100% preventable.* Facts sited from the American Academy of Audiology
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With our unique specialization and passion for helping others with communication and hearing problems, the Hearing Health Center of Houston has served as the premiere center for hearing care needs of Houstonians!
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How Bad Can Hearing Loss Get?
Hearing loss configurations can include one or more levels of severity and can affect low and high pitches differently:
- Mild - Some difficulty with soft speech and distance speech. Some problems in background noise.
- Moderate - Aware that people are speaking but will have difficulty understanding clarity of speech without visual cues.
- Severe - Conversational speech will be difficult to detect and even more difficult to understand. Significant impairment in a noisy environment.
- Profound - Even powerful hearing instruments may be of limited value, especially in background noise. May be a cochlear implant candidate based on aided test scores.