{"id":4819,"date":"2018-05-11T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T09:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2022-06-07T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:40:33","slug":"better-hearing-speech-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonahearing.com\/better-hearing-speech-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Hearing & Speech Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

May is here, and with that comes Better Hearing & Speech Month. Last year, we posted a blog<\/a> about the origins of this month-long movement to raise awareness of hearing loss and speech problems. Now we are looking at how you can help spread the word and get the message out there.<\/p>\n

How Can You Help?<\/h2>\n

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Created by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/a> (ASHA) in 1927, Better Hearing & Speech Month has been teaching the public about hearing and speech disorders for more than 90 years.<\/p>\n

If you are one of the nearly 48 million people in Green Valley and throughout the country with hearing loss, this is your time to help educate others. But before you can do that, it is important for you to understand how and why you developed hearing loss.<\/p>\n

Then you can talk to your friends and family about hearing loss<\/a> and work to promote hearing loss awareness.<\/p>\n

What Causes Hearing Loss?<\/h2>\n

Many other factors can contribute to hearing loss, which is divided into three separate categories: conductive hearing loss (associated with problems in the middle ear); sensorineural, or nerve-related, hearing loss (associated with problems in the inner ear); and mixed hearing loss.<\/p>\n

Sensorineural Hearing Loss<\/h3>\n

Presbycusis and noise-induced hearing loss are types of sensorineural hearing loss. Additional causes include:<\/p>\n