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United Health Foundation awards hearing loss research grant to National Council on Aging

10/05/11

The United Health Foundation recently announced it would present a $50,000 grant to the National Council on Aging. The funding will be used to study hearing loss in senior citizens, a problem that affects a senior's well-being in a number of ways, and can lead to depression and dementia.

"One out of every four older Americans has an undetected or untreated hearing loss," said Jim Firman, president and CEO of the NCOA." "NCOA's research has shown that most older adults with hearing loss do not realize how much the quality of their lives has been affected."

While studies are ongoing that try to outline the identifiable effects of hearing loss on cognition and overall quality of life, researchers say that the problem should be a higher priority for seniors.

Officials at the United Health Group noted that the NCOA has been dedicated to hearing loss research and represents one of the most successful groups to develop prevention and treatment methods in the country.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2006, 37 million adults had difficulty hearing, a notable increase from 2000, when 31.5 million Americans suffered from auditory problems. 

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