What hinders your hearing protection from working properly? Look out for these three things. Whether you’re at work or at home, sometimes you run into something that can impede the effectiveness of your hearing protection. That’s hard to cope with. After all, you’re trying to do what you’re supposed to do! When you go to […]
The men and women who serve our country in uniform too frequently endure incapacitating mental, physical, and emotional difficulties after their service is finished. Within the continuing dialogue about veteran’s healthcare, the most frequently diagnosed disability is often relatively ignored: Tinnitus and hearing loss. Veterans are 30% more likely than civilians to deal with significant […]
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 20 percent of people suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects on a person’s […]
Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]
