Have you ever experienced an itch that you just couldn’t reach? You might think about this in a couple of different ways: First, you think about something you always wanted to do in life but so far you haven’t got around to (skydiving, for example). Or, that itchy spot on your back that you just […]
Musicians are cool! Their songs bring us so much enjoyment. The drawback is that music is pretty much always loud, in fact, many people like it better that way. Since musicians expose themselves to loud music frequently, their hearing is at an increased risk of being harmed. As you get older, you’ll still want to […]
Self-diagnosing hearing loss is pretty much impossible. To illustrate, you can’t really assess your level of hearing by merely putting your ear near a speaker. So getting a hearing test will be crucial in understanding what’s happening with your hearing. Now, before you begin sweating or fidgeting anxiously, it’s important to mention that most hearing […]
It’s something lots of people suffer with, but few want to talk about – hearing loss and its effect on personal relationships. Both partners can feel frustrated by the misunderstandings that are created by hearing loss. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner isn’t it a great time to show your love and appreciation for […]
Have you ever seen a t-shirt promoted as “one size fits all” but when you went to put it on, you were disheartened to find that it didn’t fit at all? That’s truly frustrating. The fact is that there’s almost nothing in the world that is really a “one size fits all”. That’s a fact […]
Feel like you may be forgetting something crucial? You aren’t imagining it. It really is becoming more difficult to remember things in everyday life. Once you become aware of it, loss of memory seems to develop quickly. The more you are aware of it, the more incapacitating it becomes. Did you know memory loss is […]
It’s important to educate yourself about hearing loss, especially if you or somebody you know is dealing with it. This is to help you better cope with your condition and steer clear of making important decisions based on inaccurate information. Here are some popular myths to dismiss when suffering from mild hearing loss. Hearing loss […]
Bananas taste a lot different then they did in the past. There are very different types of bananas being cultivated today by banana farmers. Today’s banana can grow successfully in a wide variety of climates, are more robust, and can develop faster. And they taste very different. So how did this swap happen without us […]
New cures are constantly being discovered. That can be a good or bad thing. For example, you may look at promising new research in the arena of curing hearing loss and you decide you don’t really need to be all that cautious. You’ll feel like they will likely have a cure for deafness by the […]
Have you resisted the calls from friends, family, and co-workers to finally invest in a hearing aid? Are you thinking that your hearing loss isn’t that bad right now and getting a hearing aid isn’t worth it? Even if you think you’re doing fine right now, your hearing loss could get a lot worse – […]