{"id":1342,"date":"2023-04-06T22:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T22:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prescottent.com\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2023-04-06T22:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T22:51:26","slug":"is-there-a-link-between-untreated-hearing-loss-and-mental-health-in-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prescottent.com\/is-there-a-link-between-untreated-hearing-loss-and-mental-health-in-older-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Link Between Untreated Hearing Loss and Mental Health in Older Adults?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your risk of developing hearing loss <\/a>increases as you get older. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), \u201capproximately one in three people between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing loss<\/a> and nearly half of those older than 75 have difficulty hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Left untreated, hearing loss can not only make it harder to process speech and sounds, but it can put you at a higher risk for additional health problems, including worsening your mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Loss Linked to Depression in Seniors <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Multiple studies have shown that untreated hearing loss can worsen mental health problems in seniors. Research published in April 2020 compared data from 35 previous studies of patients who were 60 years or older to look at the relationship between hearing loss and mental health. They found that older adults with some form of hearing loss were 47% more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Ways Hearing Loss Can Worsen Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n