Why You Should Consider a Hearing Test in Your 50s

Did you know that almost 38 million American adults aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing? 

If you’re reading this, perhaps you’re in your 50s and have been wondering if you need a good ear cleaning—muffled voices, turning the TV up louder, struggling in crowded spaces… 

Hearing loss is very normal for young adults, especially nowadays with personal devices and loud earbuds. You don’t think about how your hearing is affected until it starts to change your everyday life. 

Personalized hearing care is for everyone, not just those in their golden years!  

How Can Hearing Care Help Me? 

When facing down a hearing loss challenge, a lot of people hesitate; nobody’s jumping at the chance to wear hearing aids. Negative stigmas associated with hearing aids and hearing care are multiple, especially to do with aging and looking old. 

But thankfully, those stigmas are changing. Advanced hearing aid technology has come far from the bulky, awkward devices your parents or grandparents used to wear: nowadays, they’re much more powerful, and even more discreet, so they’re practically invisible. 

We see getting a hearing test as a major positive! Not only are you taking charge of another aspect of your health and looking after your ears, but your hearing affects so much more of your body than you’d think. 

If you’ve noticed some hearing challenges recently, it may have also impacted your balance or memory. Hearing loss challenges can change far more than your ability to hear. 

Even just one comprehensive hearing assessment can help you get a handle on what your hearing is currently and establish a baseline for future hearing tests to see how it changes over time. 

My team and I have seen firsthand how hearing care can change lives, no matter an individual’s age. We’ve seen people come through our doors looking skeptical or even uncomfortable about whether coming to see us was the right choice…  

But they always leave with a smile, knowing they made the right choice. 

Concerned About Your Hearing? 

If you’re concerned that you may be dealing with a hearing loss challenge, or that someone you love might be struggling with one, you’re not alone.