2024-03-02 17:00:00
“The biggest discomfort is when you are in front of the television. » The remark of this gentleman installed in the front row of the conference “Hear better, live better: solutions in 2024” must speak to many French people.
At least “10 million” if we are to believe Jean-Baptiste Bonnefoy, a hearing aid specialist from Saint-Etienne (at AudioSolution) with 20 years of experience: “45% of the hearing impaired are fitted with hearing aids. This rate was 30% in 2012.”
“Many say to themselves “I’m going to get old””
During Health Day organized by La Tribune-Le Progrès, Saturday, at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, the professional recalled “that a billion people are hard of hearing in the world and that only 8% have a hearing aid”.
The paramedical technician spoke regarding the benefit of the device, cognitive decline and the care pathway: “The main obstacle is financial. Thanks to the “100% health” reform, class 1 devices are fully covered by social security and mutual insurance companies. »
Jean-Baptiste Bonnefoy explained how difficult it was sometimes to walk through the door of a hearing care center: “Many are embarrassed and fear the opinion of loved ones. They say to themselves “I’m going to get old”. A hearing aid is not always easy to accept. »
Memory loss, isolation, stress… multiple possible consequences
Especially when studies show that the average age of wearing the first hearing aid is 72 years following an average reflection period of six years… “The longer we wait to get a hearing aid, the longer the adaptation will take,” warns the specialist. »
While the possible consequences of untreated hearing loss are numerous: loss of attention, reduced understanding of speech, difficulty communicating with those around you, loss of memory, less openness to the unknown, professional performance reduced, isolation, irritability, stress, depression…
“Hearing better has a positive influence on confidence”
The audiologist presented the three main types of existing devices whose role is to stimulate the brain: in-ear, contours and RIC (Receiver in the canal) to which must be added cochlear implants for people affected by deafness deep.
“Better hearing has a positive influence on confidence, physical condition, mental acuity and quality of life. The correction is done gradually,” according to Jean-Baptiste Bonnefoy.
Progress in the area of hearing is significant: “Today, devices are connected and you have the sound of the TV directly in the device, for example. »
Artificial intelligence (AI) is even starting to make its way into this technology: “It allows the hearing aid to recognize the environment in which the user finds themselves and to automatically adapt the settings. »
The health professional invites people from Loire to come for assessments during the next National Hearing Day on March 14.
“Eat better, move well”
Throughout the day (900 visitors passed through the main gate of the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium), discussions and round tables took place in the prestige lounge.
A conference on the theme “eat better, move well” was scheduled for the beginning of the followingnoon. David Ravel, director of access to rights and care at CPAM Loire, explained that “according to the WHO, obesity will overtake smoking as the main risk factor for preventable cancer in Europe. In 25 years, the prevalence of obesity has increased from 8.5% to 17%. WHO forecasts expect 25 to 29% in 2030. That is to say one in three people! We developed bad habits during confinement. »
A good balanced diet must be accompanied by physical activities if we want to stay in good health.
To reduce cardiovascular risks by 30% and the risk of certain cancers by 40%, Maël Garros, sports and health coordinator at CDOS Loire recommends “walking 30 minutes a day (or 4,000 to 6,000 steps). There is no activity better than another, what counts is regularity.”
And the speaker gives some tips such as “climbing the stairs, taking a joint wake-up time in the morning and standing on public transport to work on your balance”.
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