Facts About Hearing Health

• More than 28 million individuals in the United States have a hearing loss
• Hearing loss effects not only the individual, but family and friends.
• A comprehensive evaluation by an Audiologist is the first step in understanding the type, degree and implications of your hearing loss.
• Technological advances now allow an Audiologist to fit personal hearing aids by enhancing the speech signal, without over amplifying background noise.
• Some types of hearing loss are medically treatable.  Some types of hearing loss are permanent.
• Educating a client and family about an individual's hearing loss should be central to good hearing healthcare and management.

 Links

American Speech, Language &

Hearing  Association                              wwww.asha.org

American Academy of Audiology:              www.audiology.org

The Hearing Loss Association of America   wwww.hearingloss.org

Alexander Graham Bell                            www.agbell.org  

American Tinnitus Association                  wwwwata.org