
The hearing test is created so that you receive a number which has a meaning. The lower your number the better your hearing, the higher your number more urgent the necessity to consult a hearing care expert to assess your hearing health condition.
As you age, you change and so does your hearing. Checking your hearing and knowing your Hearing Number can be a helpful indicator to understand when to take action. How do you know what to do? If you go get your hearing check, our hearing care experts will tell you what our the next steps.
There is substantial evidence that the risk of developing dementia increases proportionally with the severity of hearing impairment—mild hearing loss doubles the risk, while severe hearing loss increases it fivefold. Additionally, hearing loss can sometimes be misdiagnosed as dementia or exacerbate the apparent severity of dementia symptoms.
Everyone has their own health check routine which is aimed at prevention. These types of routine checks can include various types of medical visits and happen on a regular basis. When it comes to audiology appointments, however, these are often sought after having experienced a hearing impairment and already require intervention.