You arrive at your company’s annual holiday party and you’re instantly bombarded by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the throbbing beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. You can’t hear a thing in this loud environment. You can’t follow conversations, you can’t hear […]
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the widely recognized runny nose. Once in a while, a cold can move into one or more ears, but you rarely hear about those. This type of cold can be more harmful than a common cold and should never be ignored. What does […]
After months (maybe even years) of waiting, you’ve finally decided to contact us to see if you need hearing aids. Like many, you’ve been resisting this. But the hassle, the lost moments, the missing conversations, they all finally became too hard to ignore. So when you do finally come in and then you learn that […]
Surprisingly, it’s been over 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing test. One of those people is Harper. She goes to see her doctor for her yearly medical test and gets her teeth cleaned every six months. She even knows to get her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! But her hearing test […]
You know that it can be a challenge to get your partner’s attention if they have neglected hearing loss. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a standard, inside volume level, so you get nothing. You try saying Greg’s name a little louder and still nothing. So […]
Most people recognize the common causes of hearing loss, but some chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can be surprising. While there are numerous groups of people at risk, individuals in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. Knowing what these hazardous chemicals are and what safeguards […]
Music is a major part of Aiden’s life. While he’s out jogging, he’s listening to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for all his activities: cardio, cooking, gaming, you name it. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But permanent hearing damage could be happening […]
You first notice the sound when you’re lying in bed trying to sleep: a pulsing or perhaps a throbbing, possibly a whooshing, inside of your ear. The sound is rhythmic and tuned in to your heartbeat. And once you notice that sound, you can’t tune it out. You have a big day tomorrow and you […]
Because you’re so cool, you were in the front row for the entire rock concert last night. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next morning, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That’s not so fun.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when you wake up? Well, […]
Congrats! Modern hearing aids are an impressive piece of technology, and you’ve just become the proud owner of a shiny new set. But new hearing aid users will wish someone had informed them about certain things, just like with any new technology. Let’s examine how a new hearing aid user can avoid the 9 most […]
