Hearing Health Blog

It might seem, at first, like measuring hearing loss would be easy. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can most likely hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You might confuse particular letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters perfectly fine at any volume. When you figure out […]

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Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Multiple representatives from their offices have come together to talk about whether to employ your company for the job. All of the various voices get a little jumbled and difficult to understand. But […]

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Isn’t pizza fascinating? As long as a few factors are met, you can switch toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are caused by numerous different issues, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as you have a hard time hearing sounds, […]

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What’s the link between hearing loss and dementia? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. It was discovered that even mild neglected hearing impairment increases your risk of developing cognitive decline. These two seemingly unrelated health conditions might have a pathological link. So how can a hearing exam help minimize […]

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Tinnitus often gets worse at night for the majority of the millions of individuals in the US that experience it. But why would this be? The buzzing or ringing in one or both ears isn’t a real noise but a side-effect of a medical issue like hearing loss, either permanent or temporary. But none of […]

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There are two kinds of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you jam every single activity you can into every single second. This kind will leave you more tired than when you left but all of the adventures will be recalled for many years to come. The other kind is all about unwinding. You may […]

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Tom is thrilled, he’s getting a brand new knee! Hey, the things you get excited about change as you get older. He will be capable of moving around more freely and will experience less pain with this knee replacement. So Tom is admitted, the operation is a success, and Tom heads home! That’s when things […]

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TV shows and movies tend to use close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. That’s because the human face conveys lots of information (more information than you’re probably consciously aware of). To say that humans are really facially focused is, well, not a stretch. So it’s not surprising that the face […]

Read More… from Can I Wear my Hearing Aid at The Same Time as my Glasses?

It’s difficult to be apart from your hearing aid after you get accustomed to using one. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But just like any technology, though, it will need to be upgraded eventually. The normal lifespan of a hearing aid From 3 to 7 years will […]

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It’s not like you just wake up one day, and suddenly can’t hear. Hearing loss, especially when it’s related to aging, typically progresses in degrees. You might not realize it’s taking place immediately but some indicators do show up earlier. The early symptoms of progressive hearing loss are discrete. Delaying the progression of hearing loss […]

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