You get to your company’s yearly holiday party and you’re instantly assaulted by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the pulsating beat of music are all mixing in your ears. You’re not enjoying it at all. You can’t hear anything in this loud environment. The punch lines of jokes are […]
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. […]
You’ve been avoiding calling us to find out if you need hearing aids, but you’ve finally decided it’s time. You’ve been resisting this like so many others. But the inconvenience, the lost moments, the missing interactions, they all finally became too hard to ignore. So it’s a little disheartening when you’re sitting in the hearing […]
Believe it or not, it’s been over 10 years since most people have had a hearing assessment. One of those individuals is Harper. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she shows up dutifully for her annual medical examination. She even changes her timing belt every 6000 miles. But […]
If you have a partner with neglected hearing loss, you know that getting their attention can be… a challenge. First, you try to say their name. “Greg”, you say, but you used a standard, indoor volume level, so you get nothing. You try saying Greg’s name a bit louder and still nothing. So you resort […]
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 […]
You first notice the sound when you’re in bed attempting to sleep: Your ear has a whooshing or pulsating in it. The sound is rhythmic and tuned in to your heartbeat. And once you hear that sound, you can’t tune it out. You have a big day tomorrow and you really need your sleep so […]
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 […]
Congrats! Modern hearing aids are an impressive piece of technology, and you’ve just become the proud owner of a shiny new pair. But, just like with all new devices, there will be things that hearing aid wearers wish somebody had informed them about. Let’s look at nine typical mistakes new hearing aid owners make and […]
