{"id":287,"date":"2023-03-12T21:18:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T21:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonhearing.com\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2023-03-14T16:05:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:05:29","slug":"hearing-loss-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tucsonhearing.com\/?page_id=287","title":{"rendered":"Hearing Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"287\" class=\"elementor elementor-287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab9f339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab9f339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b529f3\" data-id=\"9b529f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b075b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b075b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest statistics indicate 13% (30 million) of the American population ages 12 and older has hearing loss in one or both ears. As the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, this number continues to grow. While hearing loss can be caused by medical issues and exposure to loud noise, it&#8217;s usually the result of aging.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you imagine listening to your TV at a normal volume, not having to repeat yourself or speak loudly, and not feeling excluded because of your hearing loss?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After receiving the right treatment, you&#8217;ll be able to go back to all of the things you enjoy that you&#8217;ve been missing, and live your life to the fullest!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce5568 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dce5568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cce95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cce95f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7453f5\" data-id=\"d7453f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62a68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a62a68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How We Hear<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0bd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c0bd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s discuss the process of how hearing comes into play. The audible waves enter your outer ear, the part that is exposed to the exterior of your head, traveling through a tube in which there are hairs and glands secreting earwax. This leads to the middle ear composed of the eardrum and a set of three small bones, known as hammer, anvil and stirrup. When sound enters the eardrum, it vibrates and prompts motion of the bone shaped like a hammer. This further moves on to bump against the anvil, making it push on the stirrup that is sent straight into your inner ear. The middle ear amplifies this sound thus any damage occurring to any one of its elements can lead to extreme hearing loss. Diseases and certain drugs can further deteriorate these hair cells in your ears and aging can be another factor causing their deterioration. Unfortunately, these cells cannot be restored once gone but luckily hearing aids can come to our rescue for this loss.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df05bb4\" data-id=\"df05bb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0174f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0174f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/tucsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-290\" alt=\"a diagram of the anatomy of the ear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tucsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tucsonhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Untitled-design-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest statistics indicate 13% (30 million) of the American population ages 12 and older has hearing loss in one or both ears. 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