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 …
Occupational Hearing Hazards
Did you know that roughly 22 million Americans risk their hearing health every year on noisy job sites? Dangerously loud working conditions are very common in workplaces around the country. These loud noises can cause noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Understanding occupational hearing hazards and wearing appropriate hearing protection is the best thing you can do for your hearing health. …
Understanding Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Not all types of hearing loss are the same. In fact, there are three main kinds of hearing loss: sensorineural hearing loss, conductive hearing loss, and mixed hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss is one of the most common kinds of hearing loss, and about 90% of people with hearing loss have this type of hearing loss. What is Sensorineural Hearing …
Loud Movies & Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Over the past few months, many people have started returning to movie theaters and catching up with the latest releases outside the confinement of their homes. Going to the movies is also a beloved holiday tradition, making this season one of the busiest for new releases and theater attendance. As great as going to the theater can be, it often …
For Women, Painkiller Use May Lead to Hearing Loss
There are all sorts of painkillers and there are appropriate times to take them. For severe injuries, painkillers such as oxycodone, codeine, and hydrocodone can be essential to relieve pain and help aid in recovery, under a doctor’s supervision and for a brief time. This is because these medications are derived from opium and can easily become addictive. This addiction …
Check Your Hearing This November for American Diabetes Month
When you think of diabetes, hearing might be the last thing to come to mind. Diabetes is a condition related to blood sugar, so it is not immediately apparent how your hearing might be connected. Well, if you are wondering about the nature of the condition, you’re not alone. Researchers are continuing to investigate this connection, and the mechanism connecting …
Supporting a Loved One with Hearing Loss
More than 30 million Americans over the age of 12 display signs of hearing loss in both ears, according to standard hearing examinations. And the largest predictor of hearing loss is age, with one in three people over the age of 65 reporting hearing loss. That number increases when we shift focus a decade older, as half of the people …