1. Hearing Matters
Ryan Bennett, BC-HIS

2. Let’s get the hearing jokes out of the way.

3. Hearing Loss…What you know
Ask others to repeat
TV is too loud
Trouble understanding in noise
Your wife tells you to get hearing aids

4. Hearing Loss…What you might not know
60% of people over the age of 65 suffer from hearing loss
The average person waits seven years TOO long before getting hearing aids
Age and noise exposure are not the only causes of hearing loss
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Kidney Disease
Cancer Treatments

5. Hearing Loss Types
Sensorineural
Conductive
Mixed
Selective

6. Two Content Layout with SmartArt
Clarity
Noise

7. Timing is EVERYTHING
Adjusting to amplification
Speech discrimination
Speech testing

8. Untreated hearing loss
Irritability
Depression
Impaired memory
Isolation
Increased risk for dementia

9. 2011 Johns Hopkins and the National Institute of Aging
Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s in Untreated Hearing Loss (2012) Healthyhearing.org

10. Questions? Ryan Bennett, BC-HIS
Dusty Potter, BC-HIS Owner, Hearing Aid Express