Want to suck all the joy out of your next family get-together? Start talking about dementia. Dementia is not a subject most individuals are actively looking to talk about, mainly because it’s rather frightening. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you gradually (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your mental faculties, dementia forces you to lose […]
You’re feeling hungry so you go to your fridge for a little bite to eat. Are you craving a salty treat… how about crackers? Oooo, chips! Wait. Maybe this leftover slice of cheesecake. Maybe you should just go with a banana on second thought. A banana is a healthier option after all. With the human […]
Every instance of hearing loss is unique You should not expect your experience with hearing impairment to be exactly the same as somebody else who may have the same hearing loss condition. Every instance of hearing loss is different. While it might be advantageous to learn about somebody else’s experience with hearing loss, it is […]
Gatherings. More, and more family gatherings. During the holidays, it most likely seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative almost every weekend. That’s the charm (and, some might say, the curse) of the holiday season. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to reunite with everybody […]
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 […]
