The Music of Life

View the Foundation/Oticon public service announcement, " The Music of Life."

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Transcript for "The Music of Life"

(playing classical music)

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY THE PIANO.

AND I WAS DETERMINED NOT TO LET MY HEARING LOSS KEEP ME FROM REALIZING MY DREAMS.

I AM ONE OF 28 MILLION AMERICANS WITH HEARING LOSS.

OVER 80 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS DO NOT SEEK HELP.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WITH UNTREATED HEARING LOSS ARE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SOCIAL ISOLATION.

THE SAME RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO WEAR HEARING AIDS ARE MORE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, HAVE BETTER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND MORE CONFIDENCE THAN THOSE WITH UNTREATED HEARING LOSS.

DON'T LET UNTREATED HEARING LOSS KEEP YOU FROM LIVING THE LIFE YOU WANT.

I URGE YOU TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL CARE IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A HEARING LOSS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEARING LOSS, LOG ONTO THE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING FOUNDATION WEBSITE AT ASHFOUNDATION.ORG.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE MUSIC OF LIFE!