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Human nature doesn’t like to admit weakness. And some people would rather make excuses for not getting a hearing aid.

Have You Heard These 5 Common Hearing Aid Excuses?

1. You think hearing aids make you look old. Stereotypes about hearing loss are changing. Historically, people have associated hearing loss with old age. Since no one wanted to appear older, they tended to deny they had this age-related condition.

But today, more people in their 40s and 50s are choosing to get hearing aids. Why? There has been a tremendous increase in hearing loss among baby boomers. This is the first generation to be exposed to electronically amplified sound. Hearing experts know that prolonged exposure to loudly amplified music can cause permanent hearing loss.

In fact, many cases of hearing loss among baby boomers can be traced to their youth when they listened to rock bands or played in them. Who are famous baby boomers with hearing loss? Baby boomers are also the first generation to experience prolonged exposure to loud sounds from electric blenders, lawn care equipment, power tools, recreational vehicles and jet airplanes.