{"id":5071,"date":"2022-11-16T23:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T07:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/?p=5071"},"modified":"2022-11-16T23:12:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T07:12:06","slug":"hearing-aids-can-help-you-connect-with-others-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesilv.com\/hearing-aids-can-help-you-connect-with-others-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Aids Can Help You Connect with Others This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many of us look forward to celebrating the holidays with loved ones at home or out for a special meal at Sparrow + Wolf.<\/a> However, if you have hearing loss, you may struggle with feelings of isolation, loneliness and frustration this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Hearing Loss Makes the Holidays Harder <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Hearing loss<\/a> makes it harder to communicate with others because it impacts your ability to understand speech. It can be especially difficult to follow conversations in busy places or large gatherings where there is lots of background noise and multiple people talking at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can cause you to feel disconnected during holiday events with your friends and family. You may even start to feel compelled to avoid social gatherings altogether. This isolation can lead to feelings of anxiety and depression, cause your relationships to suffer, and can even lead to cognitive decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Your Hearing Aids This Holiday Season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, using hearing aids<\/a> to treat your hearing loss can help you stay connected to those most important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent study looked at two groups of people with hearing loss. One group was just beginning treatment with hearing aids, while the other left their condition untreated. Researchers found that after six months, \u201csocial activity level increased and social participation restriction decreased significantly after hearing aid fitting<\/a>\u201d for those who were treated with hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing aids can make it easier to connect with others and strengthen your relationships this holiday season and beyond in a variety of ways, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n