The Canadian Champion, Tuesday. October 24, 2006 - All Consequences of Untreated Hearing Loss More than three million (3,000,000) Canadians suIfer from some degree of hearîng loss in fact, hearîng loss is the thi rd most prevalent chronîc cisability among olcier aduits superseded orily by arthrîtîs and hypertension Hearing loss is most common in people over 0ý5 yedrs of age, but many children and younger adults also live wîth hearing loss. Often referred to as "an unseen handicap,' hearing loss in older adults tends to ho graduai whîch leads a persen to believe that they are stili hearîng as welI as thev once did when in fact they are missing many of the sounds around them Due to its slow insidious progress, an îndî'id- ual wîth hearîng loss adapts tr ii One ini V is/ber condition dnd begins to believe that not understandirig has a spe speech in the presence of noise, inF- groups of people, and when seme- languagei unie speaks quicklv, s normal Many people [end te t h ink ofi hearinîg loss as, part ol the natural aging, precess, therc' by discouiragingý people rom sccking hel1p Pi'ýcogtiziiig hearing loss is only part et the problemn tvtany p)eelef do not know where tii go [or help when the\ suspect hiearngn lossý [n Ontario, only audiclogists and physicians art, authorized te prescrîbe hearing ids Audiilogists have an minimum)t a Masters degnee at the uiest ee n ! ' ý _ c0 !o are ccincerned wîth the preventicin, identification, assess- ment, treatment and (roîhabilitation ef hearîng diflîcul- ties in babies, chîldren and adults. One in fîve Canadians wîth decredsecl hearîng would rather live wîth their hearîng loss than wear a hearîng aid The reluctance te wear hearîng airis stems mainly from the stigmas assocîating hearing aids wîth agîng and dîmînîshed mental awareness Flowever, the cense- quences that result from net wearing hearing aids far eut- weigh the petential benelits As hearing less is untreat- ed or progressivelv werseris, the dif- lîculty ef net understanding speec[h ICanadians 'clearly can deteriorate since the !ch andior the varîotý of À)Lunds that vere- once isorder. 1,y lîclore piirsuing implificationicari nnake thU jil'cItlletll !() Oîrio liodritie, aijds mur(, dlîtlfîircui1 ttntreated hearina lois,,co (du te se ýicliiîiînwt îlnîwl lrciin ctusitios ildiiialuor dviiîanceilnsI isuul t c and o rail In(,gat us l( , r A rangofentoet icn,îi i hcngýes such j,,atîger t Wa rds tam i [y a nul ienils. potence andl embarraýssrnoit are a isoie[ n t ho rc'u h ci tint reatecl hearing i ss ltearing luss dlies net lh,ive tii restrict yiiur le A vell- lit hearing aîîl ca i inpruiow c IIIirciicatioIiiiQuiitý' il île s cîn(famaticaili[yenhac i s hrioui s niitc stny guessi ng what et hors un iyhlii ses nyt is i reportanit t remniiber t hat hearing wnc o it noe c'0îs Ilc knîîw theîr piissibilities oeil limTita i ticns, you will have much nmcre ruai- stcepcaions il hearintg a ils ancd I u rnuch greater success wîth there t is i 'rrov extremel inmpcortanut te mnakisure tlîat heariniîg aid usage andc beiiol ts are careluily andcclearly esplatied mci yîe if you have any questions or concerns, the staff ai the HearSay Speech & Hea ring Centre <an help. 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