What does your brain have to do with it?

Written By Riley Williams, BC-HIS

Living with a hearing loss means that the auditory nerve

in the brain is not receiving the stimulation and signal needed

to keep it healthy. When hearing aids are programmed

specifically to your hearing, they give the brain back the

stimulation that it requires to function properly.

 

Adversely, when you wait too long to get hearing aids, the Auditory

Nerve in your brain atrophies over time; in other words:

IF YOU DON’T USE IT, YOU LOSE IT!

Prominent 20 year study shows benefits of hearing aids:

-         21% decreased chance of developing dementia

-         28% decreased chance of accidents

-         43% decreased chance of developing depression

 

Univ. of TX shows benefits within 3 weeks of using hearing aids:

-         Increased brain processing speed

-         Increased memory

-         Increased attention span

 

SOURCE: 20 YEAR PAQUID STUDY/3,777 PARTICPANTS/FRANCE – UNIBERSITY OF TX, PHD

Riley Williams, BC-HIS

Riley Williams entered the hearing aid industry in 2009, in Salt Lake City while going to school for Film. What she thought would be just a job getting her through college, quickly became her passion.

After working under amazing Audiologists, she decided to pursue her license and start a private practice of her own. She has also since furthered her expertise by becoming Board Certified. As a member of the Colorado Hearing Society and the International Hearing Society, she is passionate about innovative hearing care development within her community & over the past decade can look back on helping 1000’s of people on their journey to better hearing.

Riley Enjoys drinking wine, taking her Pitbull, Louie on trail runs and catching any fresh snow days on the mountain that she can.

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