Hearing loss can affect your personal safety in several ways. At its most severe, total deafness is a severe disability that would likely require assistance from others for many everyday tasks. But even mild or moderate hearing loss can impact your ability to protect yourself from harm. Not being able to hear essential sounds can mean that you: miss alarm …
Healthy Habits to Protect Your Hearing
Hearing loss appears in different forms, from presbycusis (age-related) to noise-induced. Unlike hearing loss that occurs from the natural process of aging, noise-induced hearing loss is 100% preventable. Even if you’ve spent years of your life exposed to loud noises, whether on the job or in your leisure activities, prevention now is better late than never! Here are a few …
The Pros & Cons of Different Hearing Aid Types
Intervening in hearing loss can significantly affect your quality of life. People with undiagnosed and untreated hearing loss tend to have much higher rates of depression, anxiety, and feelings of isolation. Once you’ve decided to take the critical step towards a fuller and easier life with hearing devices, making an appointment with your audiologist is the best next step. Don’t …
Sounds That Could Harm Your Hearing
Whether you work in an office or spend a lot of time at home, you’re exposed to some noise daily. You might not even realize it yet, but continuous exposure to high decibel sounds can cause harm to your hearing over time. Noises over 85 decibels, the unit of sound measurement, can damage hearing and potentially cause hearing loss. And …
How Exercise, Diet, Sleep, and Hearing Affect Brain Aging
According to the most recent scientific findings, our bodies and minds are closely intertwined. More importantly, modern medicine now assesses a person’s whole health. That is to say, none of our systems function in isolation, and hearing health is no exception. The basic building blocks of physical health, such as exercise, food, sleep, and even hearing, all feed upon one …
What is Single-Sided Hearing Loss
Nearly 50 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, which significantly impacts them and their loved ones. Hearing loss makes you withdraw from various hobbies and leisure activities and has significant consequences for your physical, emotional, and mental health. You won’t fully participate in social gatherings or have an explicit chat with your friends or family if you can’t hear clearly. …
Prioritize Better Hearing in the New Year!
As we age, most of us tend to begin incorporating health-focused intentions into our New Year’s resolutions. While our younger years might have been centered around building family or professional careers, what we probably want most in the future is ease and vibrancy as we get older. Consider the role of healthy hearing in your current lifestyle and its importance …
Myths about Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a condition that affects 15% of the US population or nearly 50 million people and is only expected to rise to 1 in 4 people if significant changes are not made on social and governmental levels. For instance, many people are afraid to admit they have hearing loss. They fear it stigmatizes them as old, or avoid …
New Study Shows that 1 in 10 Adults in the US Suffer from Tinnitus
Do you ever find yourself looking forward to peace and quiet at the end of a busy day, just to be confronted with a buzz in your ears? This is the sound of tinnitus. It can present itself in various sounds such as a roar, hum, or buzz, but appears to have no external source. If you are experiencing this …
Check Your Hearing This November for American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month and we’re giving you added incentive to read up on this leading health concern within the United States and let you know why it’s the perfect time to schedule your hearing consultation. Led by the American Diabetes Association, the month of November is dedicated to providing more education and awareness around diabetes, a disease that …