{"id":1619,"date":"2020-04-14T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.fm1.dev\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2022-05-24T13:26:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:26:27","slug":"hearing-loss-accidental-injury-more-connected-than-you-may-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/hearing-loss-accidental-injury-more-connected-than-you-may-think\/","title":{"rendered":"HEARING LOSS &#038; ACCIDENTAL INJURY: MORE CONNECTED THAN YOU MAY THINK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SoundBytes2020_Q2_April01-850x400-1.png\" alt=\"Illustration of two hands shaking\" title=\"Hearing Loss &amp; Accidental Injury\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From slips and spills to collisions, machine mishaps and more, accidents befall us all, but did you know that hearing loss might contribute to the risk of injury?<\/strong>&nbsp;In fact, one investigation found that those with hearing difficulties may have a doubled chance of suffering an accidental injury at work or play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, published in a 2018 edition of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaotolaryngology\/article-abstract\/2676015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &amp; Neck Surgery<\/a>&nbsp;and involving data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, noted that&nbsp;<strong>the greater the degree of self-perceived hearing difficulty, the greater the overall accidental-injury risk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This dovetails with other research that points to links between hearing loss and the increased risk of falling,<\/strong>&nbsp;for example. One study even showed that people with mild hearing loss had a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/news\/media\/releases\/hearing_loss_linked_to_three_fold_risk_of_falling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tripled chance of reporting a fall<\/a>&nbsp;in the prior year, and every 10-decibel increase in hearing loss further raised the odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The good news?<\/strong>\u00a0Addressing hearing loss\u00a0head-on could cut down on the risk of problems such as falling. Research from the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ihpi.umich.edu\/news\/study-links-hearing-aids-lower-risk-dementia-depression-falls-only-1-8-older-adults-hearing\" target=\"_blank\">University of Michigan<\/a>\u00a0published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, for instance, showed a 13% reduced chance \u201cof being treated for fall-related injuries\u201d among newly diagnosed hearing-impaired seniors fitted with hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not necessarily conclusive why hearing loss goes hand in hand with a higher risk of accidental injury or even other issues such as dementia and depression, but one thing\u2019s for sure:&nbsp;<em>Early intervention on hearing problems can go a long way toward supporting your hearing health and overall wellness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Has it been a while since your last hearing checkup? Do the sounds coming through your hearing technology seem less clear than they used to be? Are you ready for some increased connectivity between your hearing aids and the other smart devices that help you run your world?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DON\u2019T WAIT!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/contact\/\">Contact our expert team<\/a>&nbsp;for an appointment today. Together, let\u2019s make sure you\u2019re hearing and communicating your best!<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From slips and spills to collisions, machine mishaps and more, accidents befall us all, but did you know that hearing loss might contribute to the risk of injury?&nbsp;In fact, one investigation found that those with hearing difficulties may have a doubled chance of suffering an accidental injury at work or play. The study, published in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/longhornhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}