{"id":795,"date":"2019-10-11T08:31:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T08:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2019-11-06T22:04:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T22:04:10","slug":"october-is-national-audiology-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/october-is-national-audiology-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is National Audiology Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The American Academy of Audiology has designated October as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"National Audiology Awareness Month (opens in a new tab)\" title=\"October Is National Audiology Awareness Month\n | American Academy of Audiology\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audiology.org\/publications-resources\/consumer-information\/october\" target=\"_blank\">National Audiology Awareness Month<\/a>, giving audiologists in Indianapolis and nationwide the opportunity to raise public awareness about the importance of hearing protection while educating them on the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/about\/what-is-an-audiologist\/\">role that audiologists play in treating hearing loss<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hearing Loss is a Worldwide Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/national-audiology-awarenessmonth-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/national-audiology-awarenessmonth-.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/national-audiology-awarenessmonth--256x256.jpg 256w, https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/national-audiology-awarenessmonth--768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An estimated <strong>48 million Americans suffer from hearing loss<\/strong>, with about one in five people in Indianapolis experiencing hearing impairment to some degree. It\u2019s not just a problem in the U.S.; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/deafness-and-hearing-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"World Health Organization (WHO) says approximately 900 million people (opens in a new tab)\" title=\"Deafness and Hearing Loss | World Health Organization\">World Health Organization (WHO) says approximately 900 million people<\/a> around the world\u2014about 10 percent of the global population\u2014will have disabling hearing loss by the year 2050. A solution is dependent upon Increased awareness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that in mind, we\u2019ve compiled some\nfacts about hearing loss in Indianapolis and the rest of the United\nStates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hearing loss facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Approximately <strong>20 percent of Americans suffer      from hearing loss<\/strong> to some degree.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Hearing loss affects people of all ages, not      just seniors. <strong>Only one-third of hearing loss patients are 65 or      older<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Hearing loss is the third most common      chronic physical condition<\/strong> in the U.S., behind arthritis and heart      disease.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Sensorineural hearing loss<\/strong>, or nerve      deafness, affects the inner ear. <strong>Nine out of ten hearing impaired patients      suffer from this<\/strong> type. Damage to the inner ear is permanent, but hearing      aids help most patients communicate more effectively.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Conductive hearing loss<\/strong> affects the outer      and\/or middle ear. It can often be corrected surgically or with drugs.      Only about <strong>10 percent of people with hearing loss experience this<\/strong> type. <\/li><li><strong>Aging and noise exposure are the most common      causes of hearing loss<\/strong>. Both are the result of damage to the hair cells in      the inner ear that convert sound to electrical impulses. Other      causes&nbsp;of hearing loss include disease, head and neck trauma, genetic      factors and&nbsp;medications.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>By age 65, hearing loss affects one-third of      adults<\/strong>. That figure goes up to one-half at the age of 75. <\/li><li><strong>2-3 out of every 1,000 babies are born with      hearing loss in Indiana<\/strong>. Most hospitals provide newborn hearing screenings      in order to detect problems soon after birth. Early intervention is critical;      children with hearing loss suffer from delayed speech-language skills and      poor social and academic development.<\/li><li>85 decibels (dB) is the safe threshold for      noise exposure. The louder the sound, the less safe listening time you      have before&nbsp; damage occurs. It takes eight hours for permanent      hearing damage to occur when listening to noise measuring 85 dB (roughly      the equivalent of downtown Indianapolis traffic); <strong>at 100 dB, your safe      exposure time is reduced to only 15 minutes<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/hearing-loss\/types\/\">Hearing loss usually develops slowly<\/a>, making      it difficult for many people to recognize a problem. <strong>It takes an average      of seven years from the onset of hearing loss for people to seek medical      treatment<\/strong>. The brain helps fill in the missing gaps by diverting resources      from other important cognitive functions to assist in the hearing process.      This puts people at risk of developing a variety of social, psychological      and physical health effects including loneliness, depression, dementia,      kidney disease and falls.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Noise-induced hearing is preventable by      <strong>wearing hearing protection any time you are participating in activities      where sounds will exceed 85 dB<\/strong>. This includes concerts, sporting events,      operating power tools, riding motorcycles or boats and more.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Indianapolis audiologist recommends\nregular hearing screenings, especially for those over the age of 50. The sooner\nproblems are detected, the lower your odds of experiencing long-term health\ncomplications. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about hearing loss:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/hearing-myths-that-may-be-hurting-you\/\"><strong>Hearing Myths That May Be Hurting You?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/what-hearing-aid-style-is-right-for-me\/\"><strong>What Hearing Aid Style is Right for Me?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianahearingspecialists.com\/what-is-an-audiologist\/\"><strong>What is an Audiologist?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Academy of Audiology has designated October as National Audiology Awareness Month, giving audiologists in Indianapolis and nationwide the opportunity to raise public awareness about the importance of hearing protection while educating them on the role that audiologists play in treating hearing loss. 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