Tuba City, Arizona – Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) Department of Audiology encourages individuals, parents, and caregivers to know the signs of hearing loss, language impairment, and other communication disorders. TCRHCC Department of Audiology joins the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in observing Better Hearing and Speech Month. Each May, since 1927, ASHA has led efforts to raise awareness about communication disorders that take different forms and span all ages.
Sherry Miller, Doctor of Audiology, at TCRHCC helps patients with hearing loss and related auditory problems in individuals of all ages.
Nearly 40 million people in the United States today have hearing loss. Most of them are part of America’s current workforce. Hearing loss affects Gen Xers, baby boomers, and people of all ages. In fact, a 2008 study found that the prevalence of hearing loss among younger adults, specifically those in their 20s and 30s, is increasing.
Fortunately, for the vast majority of people with hearing loss, hearing aids can help. Eight out of 10 hearing aid users say they’re satisfied with the changes that have occurred in their lives specifically due to their hearing aids.
When people with even mild hearing loss use hearing aids, they often improve their job performance; enhance their communication skills; increase their earnings potential; improve their professional and interpersonal relationships; stave off depression; gain an enhanced sense of control over their lives; and better their quality of life.
Because most doctors don’t include hearing health as a routine part of annual exams, it’s important to ask to have your hearing tested or to visit a hearing care professional. Once you reach middle-age, it makes sense to include hearing tests as part of your routine annual care.
If you suspect you have difficulty hearing, discuss this with your health care provider and request a referral for a hearing test. For more information, call the TCRHCC Department of Audiology at 928 283 2858.
