It is not uncommon for people to have feelings of helplessness after receiving a diagnosis of hearing loss due to aging. The process of adjusting to the gradual loss of healthy hearing is a very emotional one and may be why the vast majority of people wait years, or even decades, before deciding to get treatment for their condition. However, … Read More
Accommodating Loved Ones with Hearing Loss
Summertime is a great time of year to connect with the people in your life who you truly love. It’s the long warm hot days of swimming and time outside, ended by skies full of stars and firefly rich nights that help build strong connections even deeper. However, for your loved ones with hearing loss, you may have noticed that … Read More
How Excessive Alcohol Use Can Affect Your Hearing
We drink alcohol to celebrate, to release inhibitions and to relieve stress—however, it’s a delicate balance between celebration and one too many drinks. While some people can have a drink or two and call it a night, many have an allergic reaction, which manifests as an addiction. For alcoholics it is difficult to stop once you’ve had your first drink, … Read More
Watch Out for Dangerous Decibels in Exercise Classes
Do you have an exercise routine that you love? Whether it’s swimming, running, yoga or a team sport, a regular exercise routine can not only keep you in shape but improve brain health, decrease the risk of disease, strengthen bones and muscles, keep all functions of the body in better condition and improve your ability to do everyday activities. When … Read More
Tips for Adjusting to New Hearing Aids
Are you looking forward to trying hearing aids for the first time? If you’ve already been diagnosed with hearing loss, it can be a hard reality to accept, but the good news is that now you have the information to take action and seek treatment. The most common and effective treatment for hearing loss is hearing aids. These tiny electronic … Read More
How Air Pollution Can Contribute to Hearing Loss
Everyone knows that loud noise can damage your hearing, however this isn’t the only risk to our ears we have to navigate in our daily lives. It’s important to understand other risks to hearing loss as well, in order to avoid some of the devastating consequences. Hearing loss is a permanent condition which not only affects our ability to follow … Read More
Hearing Loss among Millennials & Gen Z
A common misconception is that hearing loss only affects older adults. While it is true that the risk of hearing loss increases significantly with age, we are at risk at any stage of life from birth and beyond. In fact, many experts are discovering higher rates of hearing loss in younger generations such as Millennials and Generation Z. Studies show … Read More
Nutrients That Boost Your Hearing Health
We are what we eat. Every dietary choice directly affects our health. Some effects you feel immediately such as the sensation of a perfectly balanced dish or the rush of chocolate as the caffeine and sugar hit our system giving us a short quick burst of energy. Other effects of food develop a little more subtly over time. If you … Read More
Adjusting to New Hearing Aids
Are you considering hearing aids? Perhaps it’s become increasingly difficult to hear and you just can’t wait to improve your ability to follow conversations as well as be more alert out and about in the world. When you get a new pair of properly prescribed eyeglasses the change is immediate. However, hearing aids don’t work quite like that. Many people … Read More
Signs You May Have Tinnitus
It’s not uncommon to experience a ringing in your ears every now and then that seems to be coming from nowhere. Old wives tales explained it as a sign that someone was speaking of you. However, technically this ring is called tinnitus – a phantom sound which affects an estimated 50 million people in the United States. While in most … Read More