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Boomers benefit from hearing aids as they stay in workforce longer

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(ARA) - Let's face it: The Great Recession put a kink in many American's retirement plans. Combine that financial blow with the general uncertainty regarding Medicare and the future cost of private health insurance. As a result, more boomers are staying in the workforce longer.


So what does this mean for individuals? It means people need to do what they can to age productively. It means they need to take charge of their health - including their hearing - so they can maximize their chances for success on the job.

Along with maintaining a healthy lifestyle, it's important that people routinely get their hearing checked - and that any hearing loss is addressed - so it doesn't undermine their efforts on the job or their quality of life. Gone are the days of ignoring hearing difficulties. There are no more excuses. Given the technological advances of modern hearing aids, and the compelling data that illustrate the downside of leaving hearing loss unaddressed, there's only one reasonable course of action. Get your hearing checked. And if you have hearing loss, take care of it.



More and more companies, in fact, engage in workplace wellness programs to help keep their employees in good health. And hearing health - including hearing checks - is increasingly becoming part of those programs.


"I urge anyone planning to stay in the workforce longer to take that first, most critical step to optimizing their hearing health and enhancing their chances for career success by visiting taking a confidential, online hearing check to see if you may need a more thorough hearing test by a hearing health professional," Kochkin continues. "Your hearing health and continued job success is within your control."

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