After two years of living with the global pandemic many of us continue to struggle to find the balance of feeling socially connected while maintaining recommended social distancing practices for public health. A Pew Research survey taken shortly before the pandemic hit found that 1 in 10 Americans already suffered from loneliness and social isolation and the pandemic has only …
Working with Hearing Loss
Communication is essential for a productive workplace. To work as a team and perform your tasks, you must communicate successfully with your coworkers and managers, but you must also guarantee that your requirements as a worker are satisfied. Going about your workday with untreated hearing loss, on the other hand, can make communication difficult in the office, putting a strain …
Avoiding Hearing Tests Could Make the Problem Much Worse
According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, roughly 48 million Americans (20%) suffer from hearing loss. Hearing loss becomes more common as people get older. Hearing loss affects over one-third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 74, and nearly half of those over 75, making it the third most common chronic health issue among the elderly. Unfortunately, …
Treating Hearing Loss Can Lead to Better Relationships
Consider how difficult it would be to have a relationship with someone if you couldn’t communicate. Even though humans are extraordinarily proficient at developing ways to communicate without using words, spoken language remains our most skilled mode of communication. Remember the last time you encountered someone who spoke another language? How difficult was it to communicate essential information? Communication is, …
Addressing Hearing Loss May Improve Care of Older Adults
Healthcare environments employ the most up-to-date science, research, and technology to assist people in becoming and being healthy. With so much emphasis on data and experimentation, the human element of caregiving might seem less important. On the contrary – interpersonal relationships appear to be a key metric of care quality in study after study. Patients not only express greater happiness …
Facts & Fictions about Hearing Loss
The chances are that you know someone with hearing loss — you probably don’t even realize it! So, it would be fair to assume that hearing loss is something that only older people have. However, recent studies revealed that more than 35% of young adults have permanent hearing loss in the US. Although it is still a widely misunderstood condition, …
Things People with Hearing Loss Wish You Knew
If you are one of the millions of Americans living with hearing loss or one of the millions more who love someone with hearing loss, this article is for you. While everyone living with hearing loss has their own unique experiences, there are a few common themes people with hearing loss understand deeply. Here is a list of some of …
Treating Hearing Loss is an Investment in Your Health!
For many Americans, health spending can be overwhelming at times. Depending on insurance coverage, an unexpected medical incident can be quite a financial burden. However, some health investments are well worth the ticket price. Preventative medicine is a quickly growing field, and experts can see that the investments made in health can have returns not only in abstract senses of …
All About Tinnitus
Tinnitus is known commonly as “ringing of the ears.” It is a condition in which a person hears a sound without the stimulus from an external source. Tinnitus appears differently depending on the person: a rush of air, a clicking, cracking, pop, whistling, or in some rare cases, music. Tinnitus might be temporary, lasting as little as a minute or …
Prioritize Better Hearing in the New Year!
Do your new year’s resolutions include improving your health and wellbeing? Do you plan to get more exercise or eat less sugar? If you want to give yourself a head start with one simple step, prioritize better hearing in the new year. Treating hearing loss can have a huge impact on your overall physical, mental, and emotional health. Better …