Hearing loss has a reputation for advancing slowly. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. (After all, you’re simply turning up the volume on your TV now and then, it’s nothing to be concerned about, right?) That’s normally the situation, yes, but not always. It turns out hearing loss can also happen abruptly and […]
Most individuals are pleased with their hearing aids: Based upon one recent survey, when speaking one-on-one, 91% of people who wear hearing aids are happy with their results. When breaking down results with specific activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the grocery store, and 85% […]
As your body ages, it isn’t difficult to detect the changes. You get wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your joints start to get stiff. Your skin becomes a bit droopy in places. Perhaps you begin to observe some fading of your hearing and eyesight. These signs are difficult to miss. But it’s […]
Measuring hearing loss is more complex than it may at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can most likely hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You might confuse certain letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters perfectly fine at any volume. It will become more […]
Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a potential client. Your company is being looked at for a job and numerous individuals from your company have gathered on a conference call. As the call continues, voices rise and fall…and are sometimes difficult to hear. But you’re […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? You can adjust the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is a lot like that. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetics, age, or ear blockages, but as […]
Cognitive decline and hearing loss, what’s the connection? Medical science has connected the dots between brain health and hearing loss. It was discovered that even mild neglected hearing loss raises your risk of developing dementia. Experts believe that there may be a pathological link between these two seemingly unrelated health problems. So, how does loss […]
If you are one of the millions of people in the U.S. suffering from a medical condition known as tinnitus then you probably know that it tends to get worse when you are attempting to fall asleep. But why would this be? The ringing is a phantom sound due to some medical disorder like hearing […]
Aren’t there a couple of kinds of vacation? One type is full of activities the whole time. This type will leave you more exhausted than when you left but all of the adventures will be remembered for many years to come. The other kind is all about relaxing. You may not even do much of […]
Tom is getting a brand new knee and he’s super pumped! Look, as you age, the kinds of things you look forward to change. His knee replacement means he will experience less pain and be able to get out and about a lot better. So the surgery is a success and Tom heads home. That’s […]
