Hearing loss affects people of all ages. It can happen not just from aging, but also caused by genetics, medical reasons, and exposure to loud noise. You can be proactive about your hearing by getting a hearing test if you suspect hearing loss. As people are becoming more proactive about their health wearing hearing aids earlier in life to correct hearing loss is easier to adapt to. Improved hearing in your daily life will help overall quality of life as well. Untreated hearing loss can be more noticeable to other people than a hearing aid.