Four Ways Hearing Matters to Your Health
Did you know hearing is directly linked to your overall health and well-being? Taking good care of your hearing can help your body and mind be their healthiest, too.
Just look at these four ways hearing loss can make a difference to your health:
- Untreated hearing loss increases your risk for a fall. Hearing impacts your balance, movement and awareness of your surroundings.
- Using hearing aids may make severe memory loss less likely. Moderate to severe hearing loss has been linked to dementia.
- Hearing loss can make you feel more tired than usual, which can make it hard to enjoy the things that matter most.
- Hearing plays an important role in helping us connect to the people and world around us. Feeling disconnected can lead to depression and other mental health issues.
When to Get Your Hearing Checked
Hearing loss is often gradual—many people don’t even realize they have it! Even when people do notice a change in their hearing, many put off getting treated. Meanwhile, they miss out on meaningful relationships and put their health at risk.
Many plans offered by SCAN Health Plan include a hearing aid benefit. If yours does, getting your hearing checked is easy. You can get an annual exam from a qualified hearing professional in the TruHearing network. He or she will do some simple tests to check your hearing. If hearing aids are recommended, you’ve got coverage for them, too: SCAN’s hearing benefit includes two hearing aids per year at low copays.
Ready to schedule your hearing exam? Check your plan materials or call SCAN Member Services to find out if your plan includes this valuable benefit. Then, call TruHearing for an appointment with a provider near you: 1-844-255-7148.
If you have hearing loss, hearing aids could easily change your life for the better— from improved mental well-being and more energy to a more satisfying social life. In a EuroTrak survey of hearing aid wearers, 97% of people agreed hearing aids improved their quality of life and 68% of people said they wished they had gotten hearing aids sooner than they did.
SCAN is dedicated to supporting the health, well-being and independence of its Medicare members. If you have don’t have a Medicare Advantage plan, look at the comprehensive coverage, award-winning service, and extensive network of caring physicians, offered by SCAN Health Plan.
