Sacred Heart Hospital’s Senior Service’s program will present a free seminar on hearing aids and hearing loss in Pensacola, Wednesday, June 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Greenhut Auditorium on Sacred Heart’s Ninth Avenue campus.
Presented by Dr. Carol Whitcomb-Powell, an audiologist with Hearing Associates of Pensacola, the seminar will discuss an overview of hearing loss, the realistic expectations of hearing aids, advances in hearing aid technology, and trends in the hearing aid industry. The talk will also help attendees learn their rights as consumers, as well as the costs and insurance issues associated with hearing aids.
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), nearly 28 million Americans have a hearing impairment. Although we're more likely to experience problems with hearing as we get older, hearing loss affects all age groups, with approximately 17 in 1,000 children under age 18 suffering from some form of hearing loss.
Registration is required and seating is limited. To register, call (850) 416-1620 or 1-877-416-1620.
This seminar is part of the monthly series of free health education programs sponsored by Sacred Heart SeniorSpirit! Sacred Heart SeniorSpirit! is a free program for persons 55 and older. Benefits include free screenings, seminars, special in-patient benefits such as a free daily guest meal ticket and newspaper delivery, a monthly calendar of events detailing all SeniorSpirit! events, and a quarterly newsletter containing health and event information.
For more information on hearing loss or Senior Services at Sacred Heart Hospital, call (850) 416-7000 or visit us online at www.sacred-heart.org.
###Labels: Hearing Loss, Seminars, Senior Services, Senior Spirit
