Get checked If you are having trouble hearing, contact Faith Regional Physician Services Audiology and Hearing Aids. To make an appointment, call 402-644-7250, or scan the QR code with your cellphone camera to learn more. Hearing loss can be a challenge and can take a toll on your well-being, but you’re far from alone. Every person’s hearing loss is different, and the causes vary. Your hearing loss may affect one or both ears, and it may originate from the outer, middle, or inner ear. Often, hearing loss in the inner ear is permanent. It can be hereditary or caused by disease, noise exposure, medication side effects or the normal aging process. Middle ear hearing loss may result from chronic ear infections, problems with the hearing bones or other factors. Hearing loss in the outer ear can be as simple as too much earwax blocking the sound. When to see an audiologist Even when hearing loss is permanent, correct treatment can improve your hearing ability. The sooner you seek help, the sooner you can start to reduce the negative effects of hearing loss. Hearing better and restoring your quality of life starts with recognizing a hearing problem. Signs include: • Often asking people to repeat themselves. • Muffled sounds. • Turning up the volume on the TV or radio. • Having trouble hearing over the telephone. • Delayed speech and language milestones in children. Hearing loss treatment options The good news? Depending on your needs, our audiologist will work closely with our Ear, Nose and Throat physicians to tailor a customized care plan for you. Depending on the type of hearing loss, some hearing solutions may be more effective than others. Nonsurgical treatments include earwax removal, hearing aids, assistive listening devices to improve signal-to-noise ratio, and medical treatment for illnesses and ear infections. People with more severe hearing loss may benefit from a hearing implant. These surgically implanted medical devices have an external part that sits behind the ear and another part that is surgically placed under the skin and can provide more hearing benefit to patients when hearing aids alone are not enough. Sources: American Academy of Audiology; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; National Institute on Aging; U.S. Food and Drug Administration Can you repeat that? 12 FAITH REGIONAL Health Services
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