We all know loud noise and even growing older can contribute to hearing loss, but there are many factors you can modify now that can help protect your hearing for the future. You wouldn’t think it, but lowering your blood pressure, and quitting smoking today can make a big impact on your hearing health. Cigarettes and Your Ears If you smoke … [Read more...]
All About Hearing Aid Compatible Assistive Listening Devices
If you experience hearing loss and wear hearing aids, then you likely know all about the support these devices provide. Hearing aids are designed to absorb, amplify, and process speech as well as sound. This increases hearing capacity in a variety of environments, allowing people to navigate conversations and interactions with greater ease. In … [Read more...]
Why You Should Treat Bilateral Hearing Loss with Two Hearing Aids
People can experience different levels of hearing loss in both ears. It is common for people to be able to hear more clearly out of one ear compared to the other. They may even refer to this ear as the “good ear” and adjust in ways to use this ear more. This may cause people to think that they are only experiencing hearing loss in one ear. This … [Read more...]
A Possible Link Between Exercise & Reduced Risk for Hearing Loss
Exercise offers numerous health benefits that are well known about: boosts energy, supports a healthy immune system, enhances blood flow etc. But did you know that exercise can also reduce the risk of developing hearing loss? Studies show that exercise supports hearing health and contributes to preventing hearing loss - the third most common … [Read more...]
New Study Shows that 1 in 10 Adults in the US Suffer from Tinnitus
Most of us have experienced ringing in our ears at one time or another. If you have ever been to a loud concert, sporting event, or even a restaurant on a busy night with loud background music, you might have noticed your ears ringing when you walked outside into the quiet evening. In more serious cases of noise exposure, you might have heard a … [Read more...]
Myths about Hearing Loss
Each person with hearing loss can tell you a different story about what they have experienced. Some people develop hearing loss at a young age, but most lose hearing ability later in life. Some people lose the ability to hear low-frequency bass tones, but it is much more common to lose hearing in the higher-frequency range. Perhaps the most common … [Read more...]
Connecting People | May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
Each May, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM)—an opportunity to raise awareness of the life-changing treatments available for those with hearing loss and other communication disorders! There’s no better time to schedule a hearing test, bring hearing loss treatment and/or hearing … [Read more...]
Monitoring Your Daily Exposure to Noise
Although hearing loss comes in many forms and arises from many causes, there are two that stand beyond the rest. The two most common forms of hearing loss are age-related loss, otherwise known as presbycusis, and noise-induced hearing loss. In the first case, there is little that we know can prevent the condition. In the second case, though, … [Read more...]
Prevent Falls by Treating Hearing Loss
Did you know that people with hearing loss can be more than three times more likely to experience falls? Falls can cause major accidental injuries, mobility challenges, and increased healthcare costs. This can be prevented by treating hearing loss which offers countless benefits including increasing spatial awareness and greater capacity to … [Read more...]
Everyday Noises that Could Cause Hearing Loss
We are exposed to various types of sound in our daily lives - from waking up to an alarm clock to listening to music or a podcast and using different appliances to cook in the kitchen. You may be surprised to learn that some of these noises can be hazardous to hearing health. Exposure to loud noise is a leading cause of hearing loss. Learn about … [Read more...]