For people who have hearing loss, family dinners and gatherings can be a challenge. Everybody is conversing loudly and at the same time. Combine that with the clanging of dishes, scraping of chairs, and background music, and you have a situation in which it is difficult for people with hearing loss to enjoy themselves. If […]
Susan always knew that after she retired she would be living the active lifestyle. She travels a lot and at 68 she’s been to more than a dozen countries and is planning a lot more trips. On some days she can be found tackling a hiking trail with her grandchildren, on others she will be […]
Most people recognize that living a sedentary lifestyle and smoking is bad for them. But what most people probably don’t realize is that there is some convincing research that demonstrates a connection between premature death and untreated hearing loss. Of course, life expectancy varies widely. This variance can be linked to things like where you […]
Ever ask yourself “what would it actually be like to use hearing aids”? What would your best friend say if you asked honest questions about what it sounds like, what it feels like, and how they actually feel about wearing one? Here’s a description of what hearing aids are like, but if you really want […]
YouTube has some videos you really should check out. After getting fitted with hearing aids, a 7-month-old baby hears his mother’s voice for the first time. You might find yourself crying tears of joy when you see his smile. You can find numerous videos like this online. You feel like you’re part of that special […]
You know it’s time to begin talking over hearing aids when your dad stops using the phone because he has a tough time hearing or your mom always laughs late to the punchline of a joke. Even though hearing loss is detectable in a quarter of individuals from 65 yo74 and 50% of individuals over […]
Your hearing health is linked to numerous other health concerns, from depression to dementia. Here are just a few of the ways your hearing is connected to your health. 1. Diabetes Impacts Your Hearing When tested with low to mid-frequency tones, people with diabetes were two times as likely to have mild to severe hearing […]
Like many chronic conditions, there’s a mental health aspect to tinnitus. Coping with the symptoms isn’t the only obstacle. It’s finding the inner fortitude and resilience to do it regularly without knowing whether they will ever go away once and for all. For some individuals, unfortunately, depression can be the outcome. Persistent tinnitus has been […]
We typically don’t appreciate how essential our sense of hearing is until it’s too late. Strong hearing enhances our lives by improving our mental, social, and physical health. If you’re not safeguarding your hearing or ignoring your hearing loss, you are compromising your overall health in ways you may not have realized. Here are just […]
You hear a ringing in your ears when you wake up in the morning. This is weird because they weren’t doing that yesterday. So you start thinking about likely causes: you haven’t been working in the shop (no power tools have been around your ears), you haven’t been playing your music at an excessive volume […]
