For any person that has ever been married - you know marriage is not always easy. Healthy communication experts say is often the key to a successful marriage. So it is not surprising that untreated hearing loss, which hinders communication abilities, can hurt a marriage.

A recent British study revealed, after interviewing 1500 persons over the age of 55 with hearing loss, that 44% of respondents felt their relationship with their partner, friends or family had suffered because they can't hear properly. In 2007 Energizer released a similar study done in the United State that revealed 48% of respondents felt their marriage had suffered due to their spouse's hearing loss.

If you have hearing loss, I encourage you to read the full article on these studies and this topic at Healthy Hearing: Love, Marriage and Hearing Loss: Listen to Me Dear!