Most older adults suffer from hearing loss – and it can have negative social, physical and mental effects on you.

But it doesn’t have to. Many older adults with some hearing loss can adjust and overcome any setbacks it might cause.

Nearly 25% of people ages 65 to 74 have some hearing loss. Half of those who are 75 and older suffer from it, according to research compiled by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

So if you’re aging in place, it’s likely you have or will experience some hearing loss. Or your spouse, family members or fri…

Convincing someone that they have a problem hearing can be a daunting task
In many cases, a person who struggles to hear is less convinced than their friends or loved ones that action needs to occur. Typically people either don’t recognize that a problem exists or don’t realize how bad the problem has become.  The most common forms of hearing loss occur very gradually, allowing the individual with the hearing loss to develop strategies that in their mind compensate for the hearing loss.
Those compensatory measures often include:

Asking friends and family members…