You enjoy swimming and are all about going into the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were a kid, everybody said you were part fish–that’s how often you wanted to swim). Today, the water sounds a bit… louder… than usual. And then you recognize your oversight: you went in the pool […]
Your ability to hear is valuable – once it’s gone, the chance of getting it back in its natural form is slim to nil. But strangely, the general public tends to ignore hearing loss. In the US alone, one in eight people over the age of 12 is dealing with untreated and irreversible hearing loss. […]
Intimacy isn’t normally the first thing that one thinks of when you think about hearing aids. We get it. The advertising on these little devices is relatively straightforward. Love, conversely, is something better suited for music, poetry, and art. And yet, the two are closely linked to the point where you might want to start […]
Hearing loss is widely recognized to be a process that develops slowly. That’s why it can be rather insidious. Your hearing grows worse not in huge leaps but by tiny steps. And that can make the progressive decline in your ears challenging to keep track of, especially if you aren’t looking for it. That’s why […]
One way your body delivers information to you is through pain response. It’s not a very enjoyable method but it can be beneficial. When your ears start to feel the pain of a very loud megaphone next to you, you know damage is occurring and you can take measures to move further away or at […]
If you cut your leg, it heals. If you stub your toe, it may feel painful and swollen but the inflammation will subside, and you’ll feel better pretty soon. Even if you break a bone, when correctly set, it will heal. But if you lose your hearing what happens. Can the inner ear heal itself? […]
Hearing loss is commonly considered an older person’s problem – in fact, it’s estimated that nearly 50% of individuals over 75 copes with some kind of hearing loss. But studies show that younger people are at risk for hearing loss – and, alarmingly, they are losing their hearing in spite of the fact that it’s […]
We all love a good bargain. But when it comes to your health, be careful what you purchase and keep your eye on the small details. We know, it’s confusing, the names are very similar, but hearing aids and hearing amplifiers are not equivalent. And making the wrong selection could have important implications for your […]
You will still visit your eye doctor every year even if you already wear eyeglasses. Because, over time, your eyes change. Like the rest of your body, your eyes aren’t fixed and neither are your ears. That’s why, much like your eyes, it’s essential to keep getting your ears examined even after you’ve invested in […]
Public opinion surrounding marijuana and cannabinoids has changed remarkably over the last several decades. Many states now allow the use of marijuana, THC, or cannabinoid products for medicinal purposes. Far fewer states have legalized pot for recreational reasons, but even that would have been unimaginable even just ten or fifteen years ago. Cannabinoids are any […]
