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Hear Here Alabama Project: Addressing Rural Hearing Health as a Public Health Priority

6h ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary

This article from the University of West Alabama's "Hear Here Alabama Project" highlights hearing health as a major public health issue. It emphasizes that untreated hearing loss is linked to emotional well-being, social isolation, cognitive decline, and physical conditions like diabetes. The piece promotes a new approach to hearing care that brings services closer to home for rural communities.

Source

bskyHear Here Alabama Project: Addressing Rural Hearing Health as a Public Health Priorityhearherealabama.barefield.ua.edu

Key quotes

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Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.
Hearing health is about so much more than just volume
Letting hearing loss go unaddressed is linked to our emotional well-being, feelings of isolation, cognitive decline, and even physical conditions like diabetes.
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“Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.”

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