Excerpts from an article in Therapy Times, May 25, from the House Ear Institute:
With the struggling economy, everyone is trying to save money. People are eating out less and staying home instead of taking vacations. Unfortunately, at times like this, there also is a tendency for people with hearing loss to forego physician-recommended treatments, such as hearing aids.
“Patients are coming in to have their hearing tested and even after the tests show a hearing loss significant enough that a hearing aid would help them, patients are deciding not to get hearing aids right now,” says Alan Senne, AuD, director of audiology and hearing aid dispensing at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.
Hearing professionals at the House Ear Institute (HEI) and House Ear Clinic encourage people experiencing a hearing loss to think twice before trying to save money by not getting hearing aids when recommended. The positive impact that today’s hearing aids can have on a hearing loss patient’s quality of life, including their career success, usually far outweighs the initial investment.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.therapytimes.com/content=1902J84C4896549040A040441
Take care of yourself and have a great day.
Tom Binder
Seniors Real Estate Specialist
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