Note: This blog post is a sponsored conversation written by Lynn Smythe, the Founder and Chief Blogger for The Creative Cottage lifestyle blog. The opinions, thoughts, ideas and text are all mine.
We experience continuous aging from birth. But our bodies can generally recover from temporary consenescence until the age of about twenty five years old. From this point on, our bodies begin their real process of aging and deterioration.
So, it’s extremely important that the majority of adults are conscious of changes occurring in their bodies and work to minimize physical signs of aging as best they can. For now, let’s focus on a couple of our senses.
Your Hearing
Many of us take our hearing for granted. It’s something that’s constantly switched on. But at the end of the day, the quality of our hearing is guaranteed. When we think of hearing loss, we tend to automatically think of the elderly. But it’s important to remember that most of us won’t wake up one day to find that our hearing has dramatically reduced in quality.
Instead, we are more likely to experience slight changes over time, not noticing major differences until we reach a point where we are really struggling to get by. This is why it’s extremely important that we monitor our hearing and that we tackle any changes to our hearing sooner rather than later.
Common Forms of Hearing Loss
- Conductive hearing loss – conductive hearing loss is often brought on by infections. However, it can also be caused by blockage of earwax, fixation or deterioration of the middle ear bones, or a hole in the eardrum.
- Neural hearing loss – this form of hearing loss is generally the result of the auditory nerve being missing or having been damaged.
- Sensorineural hearing loss – if you find that others’ speech sounds muffled, if you are experiencing symptoms of tinnitus (constant ringing in your ears), or have difficulty focusing on background noise, you may be suffering from this form of hearing loss.
- Mixed hearing loss – as the name suggests, mixed hearing loss is a combination of different aspects of the above forms of hearing loss.
If you experience any of the listed problems, or any other issues with your auditory health, you should book in to see an audiologist. They will be able to survey your symptoms and offer equipment that can improve your ability to hear clearly, such as behind-the-ear hearing aids.
Your Sight
Sight, again, is another one of the senses that many of us will take for granted. But it can deteriorate and make our lives significantly more difficult than they necessarily need to be. So, make sure to book in for an eye test at least once every two years. This will allow a professional optician to take a look at the overall health of your eye and carry out tests to determine your level of vision. If you require glasses or lenses, they will be able to write you out a prescription.
You only have to check up on your sensory health every once in a while, or when you notice negative changes, so there’s no excuse to fall behind with it! Make sure to check in with relevant eyecare and hearing professionals for regular checkups of your senses as needed.
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