Hearing loss can contribute to social isolation, affecting your few fulfilling relationships and your sense of belonging. Social isolation can lead to anxiety and depression.

Hearing loss can lead to cognitive difficulties, increasing your risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) can accompany hearing loss and may be as debilitating as hearing loss.

Hearing loss can contribute to injury-causing falls and more frequent/longer hospitalizations, as you are missing hearing the subtle cues that help with balance.

Hearing loss can coexist with other health conditions, such as kidney disease, sleep apnea, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Ultimately, it can damage the nerves in the inner ears, and affect the blood flow or blood supply to the ears.