Energizer Survey Reveals Hard of Hearing Is Hard on Spouses

You may be able to live with hearing loss, but what about your spouse the man or woman of your dreams? What toll does poor hearing take on a life-long relationship? Well, a survey conducted by Energizer (the pink bunny folks) clearly shows that healthy hearing and a healthy marriage are closely linked.

Energizers All Ears hearing survey, published during May 2008 Better Hearing and Speech Month is part of the battery makers popular KEEP GOING. Live Healthy campaign designed to get those gray-hairs out there enjoying life to its fullest. You dont let a few aches and pains and a touch of hearing loss keep you down. Keep going. Youve got a lot of living to do.

Wouldnt it be nice if you could hear it?

Some Surprising Survey Results

The Energizer All Ears survey polled men and women between the ages of 44 and 62, all of whom live with a spouse with hearing loss.

Scan these facts:

47.8% of respondents feel their marriages have suffered because of a spouses hearing loss. Folks, thats almost half of all married couples of a certain age!

Clearly, being hard of hearing causes hard feelings. Seven out of 10 respondents feel annoyed when a spouse cant hear them speak. 16.4% feel ignored and 8.1% claim they feel sadness or are hurt by the lack of the spouses response.

More than half of survey takers report talking louder so the spouse can hear, while eight out of 10 spouses reveal that by talking louder, they can better communicate with husband or wife. Thats a whole lot of loud talking going on!

This is a good one selective hearing loss. 45.3% of spouses think partners dont hear chore requests while 77.5% say their spouses can hear them making a snack. Hmmm, thats not too surprising.

According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), 28 million Americans experience hearing loss. Thats a lot of us.

Keep Going. Live Healthy.

The Energizer Bunny keeps going and so should you.

Hearing loss? Sure, its serious, but its not something you have to live with. According to Audiologist, Dr. Bary Williams, Au.D., who has teamed up with Energizers Keep Going, Live Healthy campaign new technology is on your side when, for those who need a hearing aid, dont despair. Thanks to technological advancements in hearing devices and their batteries, people can find solutions to meet their specific needs and lifestyles.

Remember, hearing the world around you isnt something you want to give up. Its something worth fighting for and with companies like Energizer behind us, we can keep going and going and going

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