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Spr i ngEducat i on Wor kf or cepl anni ngkeyt opr event i ngment alheal t hst r ai n wor seni ngschoolst af f i ngcr i si s Fol l owi ngas ur v eyofnewl yqual i f i edt eac her s ,whi c hr ev eal edt hat j us t43% hav edef i ni t epl anst os t ayi nt hepr of es s i onl ongt er mwi t h29% def i ni t i v el ypl anni ngt ol eav et hes ec t orand28% undec i ded-aneduc at i onr ec r ui t erhasur geds c hool st ot ak e i mmedi at eac t i ont opr ev entwor s eni nganal r eadypr es entt eac her r ec r ui t mentc r i s i s .

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Oneoft hemostt al kedaboutr evel at i onsofhear i ngl ossi nheal t hst udi es i st hecor r el at i onbet weenager el at edhear i ngl ossandt her i skofdevel opi ngdement i a.I nf act ,r ecentevi dence,whi chusedhi ghl yr egar dedst at i st i calanal ysi smodel st oassess36uni quest udi esf r om 12count r i es, andf eat ur edover20, 000uni quepar t i ci pant s,st r ongl ysuggest st hat Copenhagen,Denmar k,Mar ch12t h,2019–Leadi nghear i ngai dpr ovi der , peopl ewi t hunt r eat edager el at edhear i ngl ossar et wi ceasl i kel yt oget Ot i con,i sr enownedf ori t songoi ngr esear chi nt ot hef undament alunder - dement i a( i i i ) .Thankst ot hi sst r ongevi dence,unt r eat edhear i ngl oss st andi ngofhowhear i ngwor ksandhowyourbr ai nmakessenseofsound. coul dpossi bl ybeconsi der edanewbi omar ker ,whi chmeanst hatmedi cal Forovert wodecadesOt i conhasst udi edhowhear i ngl ossi mpact st he pr of essi onal scoul dsoonbeabl et oadvi sepat i ent sont her i skofdemenbr ai nandhasdevel opedawayt oappr oachhear i ngt echnol ogy ,cal l i ngi t t i ai ft heydonott aket henecessar yact i ont oaddr esshear i ngl oss.Evi Br ai nHear i ng™.Thi sBr ai nAwar enessWeekOt i conexpl ai nst heef f ect sof dencepr ovest hatwear i nghear i ngai dsal l owpeopl ewi t hhear i ngl osst o unt r eat edhear i ngl ossonyourbr ai n,andhowunt r eat edhear i ngl osscan spendmor ecogni t i veener gyont hi nki ngandr emember i ngwhatt hey makesi gni f i cantchangest oyourqual i t yofl i f e. havehear dwhi chmaysl owt hecogni t i vedecl i neofel der l ypeopl e( i v) .

Mostpeopl eaut omat i cal l yassoci at ehear i ngl osswi t ht hei rear s,unawar e t hatt hei rbr ai ni sact ual l yt hemai nt oolf orgoodhear i ng,f ul l yr esponsi bl e f orpr ocessi ngsoundandconver t i ngi ti nt ousef uli nf or mat i on.Wi t hahear i ngl osst hebr ai ni sdeni edt hecompl et epi ct ur eandhast ouseconsi der abl eef f or tt ocompensat e,dr awi ngonr esour cest hatshoul dbeusedf or ot herf unct i ons,suchascr eat i ngmemor i es. “ Thebr ai ni sar emar kabl eor gancapabl eofsel f pr eser vat i on.Wheni ti s f acedwi t hhear i ngl oss,overt i me,t hebr ai nwi l lact ual l yr est r uct ur e( i )i n or dert oof f sett hel ackofi nf or mat i oni tr ecei vesf r om sound, ”saysThomas Behr ens,Chi efAudi ol ogi st ,Ot i con.“ Mostpeopl el i vi ngwi t hhear i ngl oss ar ecompl et el yunawar et hatt hecogni t i vewor koutr esul t i ngf r om unt r eat edhear i ngl osscanbel i f echangi ng,especi al l yast heconsequencesof t heext r aef f or tr equi r edf r om t hebr ai n,suchasf at i gue,badsl eepand soci ali sol at i oncanaccel er at et hebr ai n’ snat ur alagi ngpr ocess( i i ) ,whi ch hasef f ect sonl ongt er m andover al lheal t h. ”

Exampl esofhowunt r eat edhear i ngl osscani mpactonyourbr ai n Theef f ect sonconcent r at i on,r eact i ons,soci all i f e,r el at i onshi psand wel l bei ng: •Wi t hahear i ngl ossyourabi l i t yt oconcent r at ei schal l enged.Youar e al sol i kel yt ohavesl owerr eact i onst osounds( v) .Yourbr ai nbecomesdi st r act edascr i t i calr esour cesar eal l ocat edt ohel punder st andsound,especi al l yi nnoi syenvi r onment s.

•Thel ossofdet ai l edi nputf ornavi gat i ngt heenvi r onment ,suchast he soundofyourf eetont hepavementort hesoundofabr anchsnappi ng whenwal ki ng,i sl i kel yt obet her easonwhypeopl ewi t hunt r eat edhear i ng l ossar e70% -80% mor eatr i skofhavi ngf al l sandar egener al l ymor e l i kel yt obehospi t al i zed( vi ) .

•Wi t houtal loft hei nf or mat i ondel i ver edbysoundi ti shar derf oryour br ai nt omakenewmemor i es( vi i ) .Thi si sbecauseyourbr ai ni st oobusy usi ngr esour cest omakesense,compensat i ngf ort hel ostsound.

•Manypeopl ewi t hhear i ngl ossar epr onet ogi vi nguponl i st eni ngi n chal l engi ngsi t uat i onsandof t enavoi dt hem al t oget her .Thi scanhi nder yourabi l i t yt omai nt ai nr el at i onshi pswi t hf r i ends,col l eaguesandl oved ones,andunf or t unat el ymeanst hatwi t hdr awal ,i sol at i on,l onel i ness,even depr essi on,ar eal lcommonwhenl i vi ngwi t hunt r eat edhear i ngl oss.

•Ar educt i oni nsoci ali nt er act i onal someanst hatyourbr ai ni snotget t i ng ongoi ngexer ci se,whi chcancausecogni t i vedecl i ne.Ther ei sacont i nuousl ygr owi ngbankofevi denceconcl udi ngt hatunt r eat edhear i ngl ossi ncr easest her i skofdevel opi ngdement i a( vi i i )( i x) . “ Ther ear emor eandmor est udi espr ovi di ngevi denceoft heheal t hbenef i t sofef f ect i vel ymanagi nghear i ngl oss.Br ai nAwar enessWeekpr ovi des uswi t ht heper f ectoppor t uni t yt oeducat et hemi l l i onsofpeopl el i vi ngwi t h unt r eat edhear i ngl ossonj usthowi mpor t antgoodhear i ngi sf orkeepi ng t hebr ai nheal t hyandact i ve,andt hevi t alr ol et hebr ai npl aysi nmai nt ai ni nggoodover al lheal t h, ”concl udesThomasBehr ens.

Upt o466mi l l i onpeopl ewor l dwi dehavei mpai r edhear i ngandt hi sf i gur e i ssett or api dl yr i se,accor di ngt ot heWor l dHeal t hOr gani zat i on.The annualgl obalcampai gnt oi ncr easepubl i cawar enessoft hepr ogr essand benef i t sofbr ai nr esear cht akespl ace1 117t hMar ch2019.

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