{"id":2250,"date":"2023-05-04T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/river-ent.com\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2023-05-04T23:40:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:40:23","slug":"how-your-hearing-loss-can-affect-your-immediate-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/river-ent.com\/how-your-hearing-loss-can-affect-your-immediate-family\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Immediate Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Untreated hearing loss<\/a> can lead to a lot of negative consequences. It can affect your performance at work, make it harder to carry on conversations with others and even worsen your mental and physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, hearing loss doesn\u2019t just affect the person suffering. Research has shown it can take a toll on your immediate family as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies Show That Hearing Loss Is Hard on Relationships  <\/h2>\n\n\n
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One study from 2004 interviewed 418 older married couples over the course of five years in order to analyze the relationship between a spouse’s hearing loss and their partner’s physical, social and psychological well-being<\/a>. Researchers found that \u201cspouse hearing loss increased the likelihood of subsequent poorer physical, psychological, and social well-being in partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Loss Makes It Harder To Connect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hearing loss makes it harder to communicate, and healthy communication is vital to any strong relationship. When that becomes harder, the relationship can struggle in many ways, including experiencing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n