Noise is the leading cause of hearing loss at work. Some industries don’t want to admit that chemicals, metals, solvents, asphyxiants, and heat may cause hearing loss more than they want to, and loud noise can worsen these risks. Still, other factors can affect hearing health that often goes unnoticed by employees and, in some cases, by business owners who …
Undertreated & Undiagnosed: Age-Related Hearing Loss
Every age brings challenges and new opportunities. Some of these opportunities are more welcome than others, such as the ability to drive a car or retire. Other opportunities become a bother, such as developing high blood pressure or cataracts. One of the more common changes for people over the age of 50 is hearing loss. Hearing loss among older adults …
Staying Safe with Hearing Loss
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 …
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 …
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. …
A Possible Link Between Exercise & Reduced Risk for Hearing Loss
Regular physical activity has been found to help us preserve our physical health as we age. Exercise improves circulation, strengthens joints, bones, and muscles, and can even boost your mood. Is there anything that exercise cannot accomplish? Exercising can help you hear better Researchers have found a link between physical activity and better hearing skills. According to a new study, …
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 …
Monitoring Your Daily Exposure to Noise
In the many thousands upon thousands of years during which our ears evolved, loud noises were at a minimum. Our post-industrial lifestyle has become decidedly noisier. With the power of machinery and amplification, our ears can handle sounds our early ancestors never thought possible. It is truly the magnificence of our modern hearing system that manages to both hear a …
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 …
Prevent Falls by Treating Hearing Loss
Are you one of the 48 million people in the US who struggle with hearing loss? You might be and not even know it. Hearing loss often develops slowly over years, so you don’t realize you’ve lost parts of words and sentences. This causes us to struggle through conversation and social situations, without identifying exactly why. The longer hearing loss …