聽力損失未經處置的健康風險
如果聽力損失得不到處置,可能會增加其他健康問題的風險。包括以下:
失智症

憂鬱症

跌倒

耳鳴
耳鳴可能包括耳中的鈴聲、嗡嗡聲、咆哮聲以及其他幻覺噪音,主要影響聽損的人。佩戴助聽器有助於透過更多聲音刺激大腦,能轉移對耳鳴的注意力。壓力也可能引發耳鳴,而擁有聽損的壓力可能會因助聽器等處置而減輕。此外,一些助聽器提供了專門的功能,可以直接減輕對耳鳴的感知。

常見問題
處置聽損很重要嗎?
不處置聽力損失問題會帶來哪些潛在的健康後果?
聽力損失和溝通困難之間有什麼關連?
聽力損失未處置如何影響認知功能?
聽力損失未處置對日常生活有何影響?
尋求聽力損失處置重要嗎?
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6 Johns Hopkins University analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES. Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association online June 11, 2013
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8 Source: Hearing Loss Association of America