As your body gets older, it’s not hard to notice the changes. Your skin starts to develop some wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees begin to be a little more sore. Some sagging of the skin begins to take place in certain places. Maybe your eyesight and your […]
Determining hearing loss is more technical than it might at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can most likely hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You may confuse certain letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters just fine at whatever volume. It will become more […]
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a possible client. Numerous agents from their offices have come together to discuss whether to hire your company for the job. All of the various voices get a little jumbled and hard to comprehend. But you’re fairly sure you got […]
Pizza is a fascinating thing. As long as a few criteria are met, you can switch toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. That’s similar to hearing loss. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different issues, loud noises, genetics, age, or ear obstructions, but as long as you have difficulty […]
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the link? Brain health and hearing loss have a connection which medical science is starting to understand. It was found that even minor neglected hearing loss increases your risk of developing dementia. These two seemingly unrelated health conditions may have a pathological link. So how can a hearing exam help […]
Tinnitus often gets worse at night for most of the millions of people in the US that experience it. But what’s the reason for this? The buzzing or ringing in one or both ears is not a real noise but a side-effect of a medical issue like hearing loss, either permanent or temporary. But none […]
There are a couple of types of vacations, right? There’s the type where you jam every single activity you can into every waking minute. These are the vacations that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you head back to work more tired than you left. Then there are the relaxing […]
Tom is excited, he’s getting a new knee! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you get older. His knee replacement means he will feel less pain and be able to get around a lot better. So the surgery is a success and Tom goes home. That’s when things go wrong. Sadly, the […]
You’ve likely noted that when movies or television shows get really intense, they begin using close-ups (possibly even extreme close-ups). That’s because the human face communicates a lot of information (more information than you’re likely consciously aware of). It’s no stretch to say that humans are extremely facially centered. So it’s not surprising that the […]
Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s difficult to go without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But it will periodically have to be updated or swapped out just like all technology. The average lifespan of a hearing aid From 3 to 7 years will […]