Five tips to make hearing health part of healthy aging
Cochlear encourages people of all ages to make healthy aging a 2016 priority
Cochlear encourages people of all ages to make healthy aging a 2016 priority
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As people age, it is natural to be more proactive about health. The multitude of recommended screenings and tests that are linked with certain age milestones simplify making healthy aging a priority. However, for the majority of aging individuals, hearing health is too frequently left out of proactive health planning. For the 37.5 million American adults who report some trouble hearing, there is no time like the present to make hearing health a 2016 healthy aging priority.[1]
January marks a fresh opportunity to kickstart a healthy lifestyle, and Cochlear (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, offers five tips to priortize hearing health:
"Many of our older recipients, who either treated their hearing loss later in life or determined their hearing aids were no longer enough, were able to get back sounds they didn't even know they were missing," said Patti Trautwein, Au.D., Vice President, Marketing at Cochlear Americas. "Treating hearing loss can improve an individual's quality of life, as they are more likely to take part in social activities and feel less depressed or sad when they're able to hear adequately." [2] [3]
If hearing loss is discovered, early treatment may not only result in improved hearing outcomes, but may also help individuals reengage in their lives and with their friends and family. Find out more about hearing loss treatment options.
About Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants are a proven medical option for infants as young as 12 months old with profound hearing loss in both ears, children aged two and older with severe-to-profound hearing loss, and adults with moderate-to-profound hearing loss in both ears. They are electronic devices that bypass damaged hair cells in the inner ear, or cochlea, and stimulate the hearing nerve directly.
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 58,000 adults and 38,000 children have received cochlear implants in the United States.[4] Nearly two million Americans could be candidates for cochlear implant technology, but only 5 percent of patients who can benefit have been treated.[5] [6]
About Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH)
Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. The company has a global workforce of 2,700 people and invests more than AUS$100 million a year in research and development. Products include hearing systems for cochlear, bone conduction and acoustic implants.
Over 400,000 people of all ages, across more than 100 countries, now hear because of Cochlear. www.cochlear.com
[1] Blackwell DL, Lucas JW, Clarke TC. Summary health statistics for U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2012. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 10(260). 2014. (PDF)
[2] Kochkin, S. Consequences of Hearing Loss. Better Hearing Institute [Internet]. 2013 [Cited 2013 July]. Available from: http://www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/consequences_of_hearing_loss/index.cfm
[3] Kochkin, S. & Rogin, C. Quantifying the Obvious: The Impact of Hearing Aids on Quality of Life. The Hearing Review. 2000 Jan;7(1):8-34.
[4] National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Cochlear Implants [Internet] 2014 Aug 18 [cited 2015 Apr 13]. Available: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp
[5] Blanchfield, B.B., et. al. (2001). The severely to profoundly hearing-impaired population in the United States: Prevalence estimates and demographics. JAAA. 12, 183-189.
[6] Internal Cochlear Data on File. June, 2009.
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