{"id":942,"date":"2022-10-27T18:33:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T23:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/?p=942"},"modified":"2022-10-27T18:33:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T23:33:12","slug":"untreated-hearing-loss-may-make-you-vulnerable-to-financial-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/untreated-hearing-loss-may-make-you-vulnerable-to-financial-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Untreated Hearing Loss May Make You Vulnerable to Financial Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/hearing-loss\/hearing-loss-causes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hearing loss<\/a> makes you more vulnerable to experiencing depression, anxiety, fall and dementia. Another way hearing loss makes you vulnerable is to financial scams. This link was established by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. In this post, we review more about the study, why the connection and how you can stay financially safe.<\/p>\n<h2>What the Research Shows<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Focused picture of an elderly male patient with hearing aid side view with blurred woman doctor in the background\" src=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hearing-loss-care-002-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Focused picture of an elderly male patient with hearing aid side view with blurred woman doctor in the background\" width=\"282\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-944 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hearing-loss-care-002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hearing-loss-care-002-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hearing-loss-care-002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>In this 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/2333721420971073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>, the researchers worked with 37 adults over the age of 50 who were from Los Angeles. All of the participants were highly educated and cognitively healthy. They were split into groups based on whether they had experienced a financial scam or not. Twenty-four had been and 13 had not.<\/p>\n<p>Each participant was surveyed about three types of frailty:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> <\/strong>Including poor hearing or vision<\/li>\n<li><strong><\/strong> Including feeling down, nervous or anxious<\/li>\n<li><strong><\/strong> Including whether or not they lived alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The research team found that those who had been financially exploited had greater rates of physical frailty, including significantly poorer hearing and marginally poorer vision.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the Connection?<\/h2>\n<p>Professor Duke Han of the Keck School of Medicine reports that scammers, \u201cput a stress on being able to see and hear things accurately.\u201d So, if you have hearing loss, you\u2019re more likely to miss critical details during these interactions.<\/p>\n<p>Also, hearing loss has been linked with a dramatic increased risk of cognitive decline. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/news\/media\/releases\/hearing_loss_and_dementia_linked_in_study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research<\/a> by Johns Hopkins found, \u201cCompared with volunteers with normal hearing, those with mild, moderate, and severe hearing loss had twofold, threefold, and fivefold, respectively, the risk of developing dementia over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you have cognitive decline and hearing loss, you\u2019re at even greater risk of being financially scammed. Signs of cognitive decline include trouble remembering, learning, concentrating and making decisions.<\/p>\n<h2>How You Can Stay Financially Safe<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe want older adults to enjoy the wealth that they&#8217;ve accumulated over their life. We want older adults to enjoy the fruits of their labor \u2014 and not be taken advantage of,\u201d said Professor Han.<\/p>\n<p>In most cases, hearing loss can be treated with hearing aids. They work by amplifying sounds to a level you can easily hear, even in complex listening environments like activities at <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.georgetown.org\/senior-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">any Georgetown seniors program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/hearing-loss\/hearing-loss-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hearing loss<\/a> or to schedule an appointment, call <span class=\"company-name \">Hill Country Audiology<\/span> today.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"related-posts\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/can-poor-nutrition-cause-hearing-loss\/\" class=\"related-post\">Can Poor Nutrition Cause Hearing Loss?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/is-there-a-connection-between-high-cholesterol-and-hearing-loss\/\" class=\"related-post\">Is There a Connection Between High Cholesterol and Hearing Loss?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hcaudiology.com\/what-is-congenital-hearing-loss-how-is-it-treated\/\" class=\"related-post\">What Is Congenital Hearing Loss &#038; How Is It Treated?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing loss makes you more vulnerable to experiencing depression, anxiety, fall and dementia. 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