Are you one of the estimated 720,000 hearing impaired people in Illinois? Hearing loss is probably the single most chronic disability in the United States, affecting nearly four times as many as blindness.
To help protect hearing, the Belvidere Lions Club will sponsor a free hearing screening from 9am to 2pm on June 29th in the Boone County Museum of History parking lot during Heritage Days,
Everyone is urged to take advantage of this screening. There is no charge. Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The actual screening takes a few minutes and persons who fail the screening are referred to hearing professionals for further evaluation and treatment.
“Since protection of our hearing is so important, we hope that the people of our community will take full advantage of the hearing screenings”, said Lion Lonna Bentley, Club Secretary.
Deafness has no respect of age, wealth or rank – it strikes people of all economic, social and age categories with equal frequency.
Hearing loss takes many forms. In some, the problem is simply that they feel like the sound has been turned down. But others may have trouble in understanding various pitches or sounds. The causes, too, vary a lot, and there are many medical and mechanical treatments to help people with hearing loss.
The Mobile Hearing Screening activity is conducted through cooperation of the Lions of Illinois Foundation; the charitable arm of the state’s more than 700 Lions Clubs and is funded primarily from Candy Day, held statewide the second Friday of every October.
Free Hearing Screening at Heritage Days
