There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the widely recognized runny nose. One type of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that moves into one or both ears. While you may generally think of colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be ignored. […]
There are many commonly recognized causes of hearing loss, but not many people realize the dangers that certain chemicals present to their hearing. At risk groups include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. You can protect your quality of life by being aware of what these chemicals are and what precautions to take. […]
Aiden enjoys music. While he’s out running, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: gaming, cooking, gym time, and everything else. His entire life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But the very thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, immersive music, could […]
Let’s pretend you go to a rock show. You’re awesome, so you spend all night in the front row. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That part’s less fun.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear when you […]
Summertime has some activities that are simply staples: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. The crowds, and the decibel levels, are growing as more of these events are getting back to normal. And that can be a problem. Because let’s be honest: this isn’t the first loud concert that’s caused your ears […]
In conversation with friends, you want to be polite. At work, you want to look involved, even enthralled with what your manager/co-worker/customers are talking about. You frequently find yourself asking family to repeat themselves because it was easier to tune out parts of the discussion that you couldn’t hear very well. You need to move […]
As we get older we begin to have trouble hearing clearly and we usually just accept it as a normal part of growing older. Perhaps we begin to turn the volume up on the TV or keep asking our grandkids to speak up when they’re talking to us, or perhaps we begin forgetting things? Loss […]
Don’t take your eyes off the road. Obviously, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t say much about your other senses. Your ears, for example, are doing a lot of work when you’re driving, helping you keep track of other vehicles, calling your attention to info on your dashboard, and keeping you engaged with the other […]
Your last family dinner was disheartening. It wasn’t because of family drama (this time). No, the issue was that you couldn’t hear a thing over the boisterous noise of the room. So you didn’t get the details about Nancy’s raise, and you didn’t have the ability to ask about Todd’s new dog. And that was […]
Your sense of hearing is essential in your life and when you lose it, there will be no natural way for it to return But strangely, the general public tends to neglect hearing loss. As a matter of fact, permanent hearing loss affects one in every eight people (about 30 million people) 12 and older […]
