Treatment – Get help with your hearing

Untreated hearing loss can hurt your brain

If you choose not to treat hearing loss, you might increase your risk of accelerated cognitive decline. This is because your brain and ears work together. The ears funnel sound into the hearing system and your brain processes the sound into meaning.

With hearing loss, you need to use more mental effort all of the time, just to understand what people are saying. Consequently, people with hearing loss can become more tired and find social situations too demanding. It can often lead a person to withdraw, and their brain begins to lack stimulation – which can lead to mental decline .

This is why Oticon developed BrainHearing™ technology. Our unique approach to hearing aids starts with the brain and supports the way the brain naturally makes sense of sound.

Discover how BrainHearing™ technology helps

What is a hearing care professional?

A hearing care professional is someone who specialises in identifying, diagnosing, treating and monitoring hearing disorders. Their main goal is to ensure your hearing is the best it can be, and to minimise how much any hearing loss you may have interferes in your life.

If you need hearing aids, the hearing care professional will help you select the right ones. They will consider your lifestyle, design preferences, and budget. Based on both your hearing test and your needs, they will be able to offer a variety of solutions. Hearing aids can help most types of hearing loss.

What will happen at your first appointment?