Imagine waking up and your eyesight is a little fuzzy. What would you do? You would likely visit an eye doctor ASAP. If the doctor said you needed glasses, you would order them on the spot. Now, imagine waking up and your hearing seems fuzzy. What would you do? You would likely make the TV louder and go about your day. We generally don’t put our hearing health in the same category as our vision health. In fact, most people wait about 5-7 years before they have that fuzzy hearing evaluated.

We can help most patients who visit our office hear better. That’s the easy part. However, we can’t always help them understand perfectly what they hear. That’s because hearing is a brain function. And long-term, untreated hearing loss typically leads to Auditory Deprivation, a condition where parts of the brain slow down or cease to understand key sounds and make connections necessary to maintaining healthy brain activity. This can lead to many medical and social problems like anxiety, loneliness, depression and dementia.

Studies show that by using hearing aids, the effects of Auditory Deprivation can be slowed down; even reversed. Hearing aids assist the ear in capturing sounds that may not be heard, which stimulates brain activity and improves communication and understanding over time. It’s like physical therapy for your ears. If your TV is too loud, give yourself the gift of a free hearing evaluation at Zounds sooner rather than later. Your quality of life depends on it. Call us at (212) 879-2329 to schedule an appointment with our Audiologist today!