{"id":3649,"date":"2016-04-25T13:41:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T13:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpanel.fuelmedserver.com\/~arizonahearing\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2022-06-07T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:40:39","slug":"hearing-loss-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/hearing-loss-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss and Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing loss can be a slippery slope. Research has shown \u2014 and it\u2019s not difficult to understand why \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/hearing-aids\/benefits-of-hearing-aids\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people with hearing loss slowly become socially isolated<\/a>. They minimize interaction with others, avoid social events, and often choose to be detached and alone. This experience can lead to increased feelings of anxiety, paranoia and depression.<\/p>\n<p>By simply helping a person move from hearing loss to hearing gain, a hearing professional can potentially stop this cascade of negative effects. By <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/hearing-aids\/benefits-of-hearing-aids\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fitting hearing aids<\/a> that encourage a person to pursue activities without impediment, you can profoundly and positively impact their quality of life. <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/e66304c5496b4149826f48123\/files\/WTPR2667_00_EE_SG_SHT_Patient_Health_Take_5.01.pdf?utm_source=2016+All+SHT+Customer+Contacts&amp;utm_campaign=4cfdac2276-Hearing_Loss_and_Mental_Health&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a2e5786619-4cfdac2276-102666001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download this Take 5<\/a> detailing research on hearing loss\u2019s effects on mental health, and check out and share our recent blog giving patients <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starkey.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/11-reasons-to-get-a-hearing-test?utm_source=2016+All+SHT+Customer+Contacts&amp;utm_campaign=4cfdac2276-Hearing_Loss_and_Mental_Health&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a2e5786619-4cfdac2276-102666001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11 Reasons to Get a Hearing Test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"7ef3356b-4682-4da0-958a-19a5909defeb2\" src=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/7ef3356b-4682-4da0-958a-19a5909defeb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"210\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/7ef3356b-4682-4da0-958a-19a5909defeb2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/7ef3356b-4682-4da0-958a-19a5909defeb2-256x75.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing loss can be a slippery slope. Research has shown \u2014 and it\u2019s not difficult to understand why \u2014 people with hearing loss slowly become socially isolated. They minimize interaction with others, avoid social events, and often choose to be detached and alone. This experience can lead to increased feelings of anxiety, paranoia and depression&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Hearing Loss and Mental Health | Arizona Hearing Specialists","_seopress_titles_desc":"Hearing loss can be a slippery slope. 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