Hearing loss and deafness happens when the brain doesn’t get sound signals because something is wrong with the hearing system. There are two main types of hearing loss, depending on where the problem is: Sensorineural hearing loss is caused by damage to the hair cells or auditory nerve in the inner ear. This makes it harder to pick up background … Read More
Hearing Loss and Sleep
Despite amazing advances in sleep research and understanding, it remains a quite mysterious phenomenon. We require sleep to rest our bodies and minds, and our brains don’t completely shut down while we sleep. Rather, they are working behind the scenes to process memories, to maintain autonomic bodily functions, and to restore the cognitive process of understanding the sensory world. Although … Read More
Does Osteoporosis Cause Sudden Hearing Loss?
Osteoporosis is a medical condition that causes bones to weaken, increasing the likelihood of breakage. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, nearly 44 million people in the United States have osteoporosis or low bone mass. It is commonly known that osteoporosis becomes a health risk as older adults age but did you know that it is also linked to hearing … Read More
Acupuncture for Hearing Loss & Tinnitus: Does it Really Work?
Many people consider acupuncture as a trendy, alternative approach for dealing with physical discomfort or pain. This is not a new form of treatment but has been around for hundreds of years. News Medical Life Sciences refers to acupuncture as both a theory and a practice that has roots in the country of China. Writings about this were found that … Read More
Studies on Hearing Loss & Injuries
Hearing Impairment: Symptoms and Prevalence A multivariate analysis correcting for all variables but two (hearing capability, and accident susceptibility) was conducted in 2016. For hearing capability, all participants were asked to assign one of the following monikers to describe their personal hearing capability: “excellent,” “good,” “a little trouble,” “moderate trouble,” or “deaf.” To measure accident susceptibility, those same participants were … Read More
Osteoporosis and Sudden Hearing Loss
What does the strength of our bones have to do with our hearing loss? The inner machinations of our ears rely on the proper workings of tiny bones within the middle ear. They play a crucial role in our hearing process. The process of bone loss and regeneration begins to slow down as we surpass our twenties. By the time … Read More
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