So when your hearing declines—and it does for most people at some point—it can feel like much of your life is going downhill. The fact is, hearing loss doesn’t just affect you physically. It can impact your emotional and social health, too.

Left untreated, hearing loss is often related to:

• Negative attitudes, anger and irritability
• Stress, fatigue and tension
• Depression
• Loneliness
• Desire to avoid social scenes
• Unsafe situations due to decreased alertness
• Lower job performance
• Trouble remembering things or following directions.