{"id":568,"date":"2020-09-14T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T06:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/youll-be-surprised-to-learn-that-these-celebrities-use-hearing-aids\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:53:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T00:53:13","slug":"youll-be-surprised-to-learn-that-these-celebrities-use-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveunion.com\/ustest\/hearing-loss\/youll-be-surprised-to-learn-that-these-celebrities-use-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ll Be Surprised To Learn That These Celebrities Use Hearing Aids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing loss is a big problem &#8211; approximately 37.5 million adults, or 15% of American adults have mild to moderate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/statistics\/quick-statistics-hearing\" title=\"Quick Statistics About Hearing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hearing loss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Although <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyhearing.com\/report\/52814-Hearing-loss-statistics-at-a-glance\" title=\"Hearing Loss Statistics At A Glance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">approximately three to four million hearing aids are sold in the United States every year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HLAA_HearingLoss_Facts_Statistics.pdf?pdf=FactStats\" title=\"Hearing Loss Facts and Statistics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only about one in five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually use one<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s almost 30 million people that need help hearing. With such a large number of American&#8217;s suffering from hearing loss,\u00a0you shouldn&#8217;t be surprised to hear many well known celebrities also use hearing aid equipment! Here are just a few well known faces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Huey_Lewis\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Huey Lewis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Whoopi_Goldberg\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Whoopi Goldberg<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Lou_Ferrigno\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Lou Ferrigno<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Adam_Savage\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Adam Savage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bill_Clinton\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Bill Clinton<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_Hearing_Aids_Help_People_With_Hearing_Loss\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> How Hearing Aids Help People With Hearing Loss<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Huey_Lewis\"><b>Huey Lewis<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to his years and years of playing loud rock and roll music with no hearing protection, Huey Lewis suffers from substantial hearing loss and tinnitus. As a result, he wears hearing aids in both ears. His hearing loss got worse when he suffered from Meniere\u2019s Disease, an inner ear imbalance that can cause hearing loss and vertigo. In 2018, he was forced to cancel a concert tour because he couldn&#8217;t hear the music well enough to find the proper pitch for his singing. Lewis is open about his hearing loss and works to raise awareness about the dangers of loud music and hearing loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Whoopi_Goldberg\"><b>Whoopi Goldberg<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academy Award winning actress, comedian, and co-host of TV\u2019s The view, Whoopi Goldberg has not let wearing hearing aids in both ears get in the way of her success. Her hearing loss is most likely noise-induced, as she claims she spent her younger years listening to very loud music very close to her ears. She is very open about her experience with hearing loss in the hopes that she can prevent young people from making the same mistake she did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Lou_Ferrigno\"><b>Lou Ferrigno<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lou Ferrigno has experienced severe hearing loss in both of his ears due to an ear infection he had when he was only three years old. The former bodybuilder and star of \u201cThe Incredible Hulk\u201d TV show has lost 75 percent of his hearing\u00a0and wears hearing aids in both ears. He&#8217;s also\u00a0learned to read lips to help him communicate better with others. Because he has had to wear hearing aids since the age of four, Ferrigno feels that his hearing loss helped push him to succeed in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Adam_Savage\"><b>Adam Savage<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie prop maker and host of TV\u2019s Mythbusters, Adam Savage has worn a hearing aid in his left ear for years. Savage suffers from the congenital condition otosclerosis, which causes abnormal bone growth in the middle ear and interferes with proper sound transmission. He says that he carries an extra hearing aid with him wherever he goes. His openness about his condition caused many of his fans to seek hearing tests and have their hearing loss treated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bill_Clinton\"><b>Bill Clinton<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bill Clinton, our 42nd president of the United States, suffers from hearing loss, most likely due to a combination of presbycusis and noise-induced hearing loss from his teenage years in a rock band. He had difficulty hearing in situations with background noise, such as in restaurants or other crowded places. Like many people experiencing hearing loss, he ignored it for years. At the age of 51, during his second term as president, he sought the help of an audiologist and was fitted with two in-canal hearing aids. He now advocates for hearing aid technology and travels around the world promoting the importance of hearing health in developing countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_Hearing_Aids_Help_People_With_Hearing_Loss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How Hearing Aids Help People With Hearing Loss<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>When people experience hearing loss, certain hair cells within the cochlea of the inner are damaged; these hair cells never grow back. Different hair cells are responsible for different frequencies of a person\u2019s range of hearing, so when hair cells are lost, the person\u2019s ability to hear in that frequency is also lost; usually the ability to hear higher frequencies, such as birds chirping or high musical notes, are lost first. Hearing aids are programmed and adjusted by an audiologist to pick up and then amplify sounds in any weakened frequencies, allowing the wearer to hear as if those hair cells were healthier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information in this guide has been written using the following reliable sources:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/deafness-and-hearing-loss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/deafness-and-hearing-loss<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/statistics\/quick-statistics-hearing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/statistics\/quick-statistics-hearing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HLAA_HearingLoss_Facts_Statistics.pdf?pdf=FactStats\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.hearingloss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HLAA_HearingLoss_Facts_Statistics.pdf?pdf=FactStats<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyhearing.com\/report\/52814-Hearing-loss-statistics-at-a-glance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.healthyhearing.com\/report\/52814-Hearing-loss-statistics-at-a-glance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/hearing-loss\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20373072\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/hearing-loss\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20373072<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/hearing-aids\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/hearing-aids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humana.com\/health-and-well-being\/celebrity-hearing-aid-wearers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.humana.com\/health-and-well-being\/celebrity-hearing-aid-wearers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nhc.com.au\/blog\/8-famous-people-wearing-hearing-aids\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/nhc.com.au\/blog\/8-famous-people-wearing-hearing-aids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/health\/conditions-treatments\/info-2014\/celebrities-with-hearing-loss-photo.html#slide9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/health\/conditions-treatments\/info-2014\/celebrities-with-hearing-loss-photo.html#slide9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.valuehearing.com.au\/news\/famous-people-who-wear-hearing-aids\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/blog.valuehearing.com.au\/news\/famous-people-who-wear-hearing-aids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearingaids.com\/2017\/08\/10\/10-famous-people-hearing-loss\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.hearingaids.com\/2017\/08\/10\/10-famous-people-hearing-loss\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyhearing.com\/report\/52933-Award-winning-celebrities-with-hearing-loss\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.healthyhearing.com\/report\/52933-Award-winning-celebrities-with-hearing-loss<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you name five celebrities or politicians who use hearing aids?\u00a0If you can&#8217;t, then read this\u00a0article to find out some famous personalities who wear hearing aids!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.5 - 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