At all life stages, communication and good hearing health connect us to each other, our communities, and the world.
– World Hearing Organization
One in three people over the age of 65 is affected by disabling hearing loss1 that restricts their ability to communicate with family and friends.
That’s why, at Cochlear, we actively support World Hearing Day, the World Health Organization’s annual initiative to focus on hearing health and the importance of timely and effective intervention to treat hearing loss.
Keep an eye on your ears
Just as you get a check-up at the dentist or optician, it’s important to have your hearing checked regularly, especially if you have hearing loss. People who live with it every day, often don’t realise that their hearing loss has become worse. They simply don’t recognise the extent to which it affects their life.
If you haven’t had your hearing checked recently, book an appointment with an audiologist.
This short, online quiz may help with what you want to discuss at that appointment.
Take a short quiz
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Hearing loss affects more than communication
When your hearing starts to go, it’s not just sounds that disappear. Your life may need to be constantly re-adjusted. Work, family relationships and friendships can be affected. Social activities and travel may need to be modified to allow for your additional needs and safety. You might even start to reconsider long-term life plans and dreams.
Good hearing is essential for healthy ageing2
Global research3 underlines the important link between hearing and healthy ageing, and supports our understanding of how hearing affects overall health and wellbeing.
People believe hearing loss can…
Be inspired by those who know
We know that the impact of hearing loss on your life can be devastating. But the people who understand are those that have experienced it themselves.
That’s why, in the lead up to World Hearing Day, we will have some of our recipients speak about their experiences with hearing implants.
Take your next step
Cochlear has provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to hear and connect with life’s opportunities. That’s hundreds of thousands of lives changed for the better!
World Hearing Day 2020 is about taking action. Take your first step towards a world of better hearing today. Arrange to talk to your audiologist about whether a cochlear implant could be right for you.
And please contact us if you have any other questions about hearing loss. We are happy to help!
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Did you know that people with hearing loss wait, on average, 10 years to seek treatment5?
This World Hearing Day, you could help change that for someone you care about by making them aware of the solutions available for when hearing aids are no longer sufficient.
Here are some ideas about how to start that conversation with your family and friends:
- Share our videos
- Direct them to this website
- Send them a link to take the online hearing quiz
Reference:
- World Health Organization. Deafness & Hearing Loss Factsheet. Available at https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss
- World Health Organization. Deafness & Hearing Loss Factsheet. Available at https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss
- World Health Organization. Ageing and health Factsheet. Available at https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health
- Extracted from Sounds inevitable infographic. D1598941 ISS2 MAR19.
- Davis AC, Smith P, Ferguson M, Stephens D and Gianopoulos I, 2007. Acceptability, benefit and costs of early screening for hearing disability: a study of potential screening tests and models. Health Technology Assessment, 2 (42)