{"id":1306,"date":"2021-10-14T19:38:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T23:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2021-10-14T19:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T23:38:55","slug":"slipping-up-how-hearing-loss-affects-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/slipping-up-how-hearing-loss-affects-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Slipping Up: How Hearing Loss Affects Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are the consequences of untreated <a href=\"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/hearing-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing loss<\/a>? A lot of people think of the social consequences \u2013 like mishearing your conversation partner at a dinner party or bugging your family by turning up the TV way too loud for their comfort. But there are other consequences you may not have considered, including danger to your physical safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Research Shows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/construction-worker-hearing-loss.jpg\" alt=\"Construction worker working indoors.\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" width=\"189\" height=\"285\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaotolaryngology\/article-abstract\/2676015?redirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>, published in<em> JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &amp; Neck Surgery<\/em> in 2018, sought to uncover whether hearing difficulty is associated with a risk of accidental injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to answer this question, the researchers examined data from 232.2 million U.S. adults who participated in the National Health Interview Survey between 2007 and 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the survey, participants ranked their hearing as \u201cexcellent,\u201d \u201cgood,\u201d \u201ca little trouble,\u201d \u201cmoderate trouble,\u201d \u201ca lot of trouble,\u201d and \u201cdeaf.\u201d In addition, 6.6 million of the participants indicated that they had experienced an accident in the previous three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on this data, the researchers found that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Those in the group with \u201ca little trouble\u201d hearing were 60% more likely to have experienced an injury.<\/li><li>Those in the group with \u201cmoderate trouble\u201d hearing were 70% more likely to have experienced an injury.<\/li><li>Those in the group with \u201ca lot of trouble\u201d hearing were 90% more likely to have experienced an injury.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors report, \u201cHearing difficulty is significantly associated with accidental injury, especially injury related to work or leisure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Link?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers have several theories as to why there\u2019s such a strong link between hearing loss and accidental injury:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hearing loss decreases your awareness of your surroundings, meaning you\u2019re more likely to miss important warning signals.<\/li><li>People with asymmetrical hearing loss have more difficulty identifying the sources of sounds.<\/li><li>Hearing loss also causes listening fatigue, which means cognitive resources normally meant for gait and balance become reallocated to helping you hear.<\/li><li>Studies show that people with hearing loss can also experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4843829\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compromised physical functions<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mythos150.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mythos 150 Fitness<\/a> and have untreated hearing loss, you could be setting yourself up for an unfortunate accident. For information about hearing loss treatments or to schedule an appointment with a hearing expert, call Advanced Hearing today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ul class=\"related-posts\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/are-veterans-prone-to-tinnitus\/\" class=\"related-post\">Are Veterans Prone to Tinnitus?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/recognizing-hearing-loss-in-children\/\" class=\"related-post\">Recognizing Hearing Loss in Children<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/what-to-know-about-smoking-and-hearing-loss\/\" class=\"related-post\">What to Know About Smoking and Hearing Loss<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the consequences of untreated hearing loss? A lot of people think of the social consequences \u2013 like mishearing your conversation partner at a dinner party or bugging your family by turning up the TV way too loud for their comfort. But there are other consequences you may not have considered, including danger to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Researchers have several theories as to why there\u2019s such a strong link between hearing loss and accidental injury.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1310,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions\/1310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedhearingga.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}