Measuring hearing loss is more technical than it may at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can probably hear some things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You may confuse certain letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters just fine at any volume. When you figure out how […]
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Your company is being looked at for a job and numerous people from your business have come together on a conference call. All of the different voices get a little jumbled and difficult to […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? As long as a few criteria are met, you can switch toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is a lot like that. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as you have […]
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the connection? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. It was found that even minor neglected hearing impairment raises your risk of developing cognitive decline. Experts think 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 individuals in the U.S. dealing with a medical condition called tinnitus then you probably know that it tends to get worse when you are trying to fall asleep. But why should this be? The buzzing or ringing in one or both ears is not a real noise […]
There are two kinds of vacations, right? One type is full of activities the whole time. These are the vacations that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you go back to work more tired than you left. Then there are the relaxing kinds of vacations. You may not even do […]
Tom is excited, he’s getting a brand new knee! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you age. He will be capable of moving around more freely and will experience less pain with this knee replacement. So Tom goes in, the operation is successful, and Tom heads home! That’s when things go wrong. […]
You’ve probably noticed that when movies or TV shows get really intense, they start using close-ups (possibly even extreme close-ups). This is because more information than you’re likely even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. To say that humans are really facially focused is, well, not a stretch. So having all of […]
Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s hard to be without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But it will periodically need to be updated or replaced just like all technology. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan A hearing aid will normally last 3 to 7 […]
Your hearing won’t be simply gone one day when you wake up. For most people, hearing loss progresses in degrees, particularly when it is related to aging. You might not detect it’s happening immediately but some signs do appear earlier. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Recognizing them sooner is crucial to […]
