Health
New poll spotlights a major gap in testing for hearing loss in older adults – News-Medical.Net
Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many – 77% — haven’t had…
Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many – 77% — haven’t had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according to a new national poll report.
That’s despite a growing body of evidence about the importance of hearing to other aspects of life, from dementia and risk of falls to the ability to stay connected to friends and family.
Men were more likely than women to say they’d had…
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