Depression and Hearing Loss

Staff Standpoint | August 2018 Hearing Review By Karl E. Strom Depression and its connection to hearing loss seems pretty logical and self-evident, especially if you’re a dispensing professional who experiences daily the difference that amplification can make in a...
Untreated Hearing Loss Puts Children at Risk

Untreated Hearing Loss Puts Children at Risk

Washington — Too many children with hearing loss aren’t getting adequate help and are being put at risk for social, emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties, the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) warned.. citing a national study exploring the unforeseen...
Untreated Hearing Loss and Depression in Adults

Untreated Hearing Loss and Depression in Adults

Mr. Smith suffers from “isolation, inactivity, lack of enjoyment and negative thinking.” His wife complains that lately he “speaks less” and “with more silences.” He “takes longer to respond to the remarks of others,” and his face is “relatively devoid of animation.”...