Hearing Aids Improve Quality

of Life

South Bay Hearing & Balance Center is

helping Torrance residents with

hearing loss regain their quality of life and remain socially

active.

“More and more people are suffering from noise-induced hearing loss at younger and younger ages. But what many people don’t realize is how dramatically the quality of

their lives can improve with the use of hearing aids.”

According to Dr. McBride, outdated notions about

hearing aids pose a significant barrier that

inhibits people from addressing their hearing

loss.

The BHI study bears out that 79 percent of people who do seek help and use hearing aids are satisfied

with them, and 86 percent are satisfied with the

benefit they derive from hearing aid usage.

Ninety-one percent of all hearing aid users surveyed

are satisfied with the ability of their hearing aids

to improve communication in one-on-

one situations.

Another important take-away from the study is that the benefit received from the

hearing aid, and quality of life improvements, were highly related to the quality of care

provided by the hearing healthcare professional.

“I strongly urge people in the South Bay to make an appointment to get their hearing checked today,”

says Dr. McBride. “Because hearing loss typically happens so gradually, it’s difficult for

people to understand the full extent of the loss and the negative impact it has had on their well-being.”