Don't wait till hearing loss becomes a disability ! |
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Don't wait till hearing loss becomes a disability ! |
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| Quality Hearing Loss Products, Reasonably Priced Hearing loss is now the number one disability in the world. Exposure to noise is the number one reason for hearing loss. A major amount of this noise is encountered indoors. A school gymnasium can have more than 90 db of noise. Most school classrooms exceed the maximum noise levels recommended. 15% of people under the age of 18 already have hearing loss.
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Hearing Possiblities, does not believe that hearing loss should become a disability. Some of the negative psychological effects of hearing loss are:
shame, guilt and anger,embarrassment,problems concentrating,sadness or depression,worry and frustration,anxiety and suspiciousness,insecurity,self-criticism and low self-esteem/self-confidence.
Untreated hearing loss can also make the person irritable and less tolerant towards other people. 
