{"id":317,"date":"2019-05-24T16:51:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T16:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~acnw\/?p=317"},"modified":"2019-05-31T17:25:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T17:25:01","slug":"untreated-hearing-loss-is-costly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/untreated-hearing-loss-is-costly\/","title":{"rendered":"Untreated Hearing Loss is Costly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People in Portland with hearing loss<\/strong> are already at a disadvantage for many reasons. A new study<\/a> shows their condition doesn\u2019t only affect their health \u2013 it also hits them in the pocketbook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nHidden Costs of Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Researchers\nat Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health surveyed 77,000 patients\nsuspected of having untreated hearing loss, analyzing their health care costs\nover three pre-determined intervals: two years, five years and ten years. These\nindividuals were all enrolled in private health plans or Medicaid Advantage\nbetween 1999 and 2016. The results were telling: older adults with untreated\nhearing loss in Portland and across the U.S. can expect to incur $22,434 more\nin health care expenses over a ten-year period than people with normal hearing.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Differences\nin health care costs were noted as early as two years following the initial\ndiagnosis. Untreated hearing loss at this point costs patients on average 26\npercent more \u2013 and the disparity only rises. By year 10, these same individuals\ncan expect to pay 46 percent more in health care costs than their\nnormal-hearing peers. Even though insurance helps offset some of the costs,\nthey still end up paying $2,030 more in out-of-pocket costs over this time\nperiod. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Untreated\nhearing loss affects more than just the bank account. These same patients\nexperienced 50 percent more hospital stays, 44 percent more hospital\nreadmissions within 30 days of discharge, 17 percent more emergency room visits\nand 52 more outpatient visits compared to those with normal hearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nConnection Between Untreated Hearing Loss and Higher Costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If the disparity in costs surprises you, you\u2019re not alone; researchers were taken aback, as well. The exact reason for such a discrepancy isn\u2019t clear, but there are plenty of theories. For starters, there is a well-established correlation between hearing loss and a variety of other physical, social and psychological health problems \u2013 a list that includes depression, diabetes, cognitive impairment and an increased risk of falls, all of which will drive up medical costs. Additionally, patients with poor hearing often have trouble communicating their symptoms to a health professional, making it less likely they\u2019ll receive the treatment they need. The conclusion is simple: untreated hearing loss is costly in more ways than one. If you or a loved one suspects hearing loss, schedule an appointment with an audiologist in Portland as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People in Portland with hearing loss are already at a disadvantage for many reasons. A new study shows their condition doesn\u2019t only affect their health \u2013 it also hits them in the pocketbook. The Hidden Costs of Hearing Loss Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health surveyed 77,000 patients suspected of having untreated…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"7","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiologycenternw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}