Released on: September 10, 2008, 6:19 am

Press Release Author: Randy Wohlers

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Due to misinformation from doctors and the medical community
in general, 80% of Americans suffering from hearing loss wait too long to purchase a
hearing aid. The result is the devastating discovery that they have lost the ability
to process sounds into words. With this press release, hearing aid specialist Randy
Wohlers founder of MyHearPod.com hopes to raise awareness to this often overlooked
or neglected problem.

Press Release Body: Cornelius, NC (PRWEB) September 3, 2008– According to the Mayo
Clinic, an estimated one-quarter of Americans between the ages of 65 and 75 and
almost three-quarters of those over 75 have some degree of hearing loss.

Surprisingly, according to Randy Wohlers, founder of MyHearPod.com, only about 20%
ever purchase a device to help restore their hearing abilities. This is not because
of denial or lack of money as you might assume, but rather due to misinformation
from their doctors and a general lack of understanding from the medical community.

“99.9% of the patients who come into my private practice have no idea that one of
the most serious consequences of losing our hearing is that we can lose our ability
to process sounds into words,” said hearing aid specialist, Randy Wohlers. “Usually
the more prolonged and the more severe the hearing loss, the worse the ability of
processing and understanding words becomes. In my private practice we have about 8%
of our patients who have zero discrimination or ability to understand words.”

As a result, Wohlers says that anyone who purchases a hearing aid after waiting too
long to address their hearing loss won’t get the help they expect. He sees many
patients who have purchased hearing aids only to discover their brain has already
lost the ability to form words out of incoming sound.

Wohlers places the blame for this directly on the medical community. Regarding the
lack of information surrounding this issue Wohlers says, “The medical community
neglects to inform someone with a hearing loss that as their hearing diminishes so
does their ability to convert sounds into words. This almost always occurs with a
hearing loss and patients should be aware of this as soon as a hearing loss is
detected.”

With digital technology available in hearing aids, there has never been more
advanced hearing assistance available. Thanks to calibrated phonetically balanced
word lists given to patients, their ability to capture sounds as words can be
studied. The results of these tests have indicated the ability to translate sounds
into words has a direct correlation to the length of their hearing loss and how
severe the loss has become.

Organizations like the Hearing Loss Association of America have also recognized the
lack of information available to adults regarding hearing loss. According to their
website, they created an online “Academy” to provide detailed, specific information
regarding hearing loss.

“I believe this information is important to get out there to everyone who may have a
hearing loss, so they are aware of the possibility of losing their ability to
recognize words. When we ask a patient the question ‘If you knew this years ago,
would you have gotten help earlier?’ The answer is always, ‘I would have gotten help
years ago.’ Sadly, without word recognition, quality of life can greatly diminish”,
said Wohlers.

For more information regarding hearing loss, contact Randy Wohlers at 1-800-851-2414.

About HearPod, Inc. - Hearing Aids
HearPod hearing aids are the successful culmination of 30 years of solving the needs
of hearing impaired people. HearPod aids are 100% digital, full-featured and have
some of the most advanced noise canceling and sound amplification computer chips
available. Our innovative design also reduces sound feedback inside the ear, thereby
making HearPod hearing aids among the most comfortable to wear.



Web Site: http://www.myhearpod.com

Contact Details: Randy Wohlers, Founder
HearPod, Inc.
800-851-2414
http://www.myhearpod.com
customerservice@hearpod.com