The holidays are coming up soon, and large family get-togethers and dinners in crowded restaurants can prove especially difficult for people with hearing loss. Everyone is conversing loudly and at the same time. It becomes even more difficult for people who have hearing loss when you add other noises like background music, chairs scraping, and […]
Susan is living the active lifestyle she always knew she would after retirement. At 68, she’s now visited over 12 countries and has many more on her list. On any given day, you might find her out on the lake, discovering a new hiking trail with the grandkids, or volunteering at the local soup kitchen. […]
Ever wish you could get the inside skinny on what hearing aids are actually like? How does a hearing aid feel when you have one on, what is the sound like, and what does it feel like in your ears are all questions you may want to ask someone who already has hearing aids? If […]
You know it’s time to start talking over hearing aids when your dad quits talking on the phone because he has a hard time hearing or your mom always laughs late to the punchline of a joke. Although hearing loss is noticeable in a quarter of people from 65 yo74 and 50% of individuals over […]
Your hearing health is linked to many other health conditions, from depression to dementia. Your hearing is related to your health in the following ways. 1. your Hearing is Impacted by Diabetes When tested with low to mid-frequency tones, individuals with diabetes were two times as likely to experience mild to severe hearing loss according […]
Tinnitus, as with many chronic conditions, has a mental health element to it. It’s not just a matter of coping with the symptoms. It’s coping with the symptoms constantly never knowing for sure if they will subside. Sadly, for some, tinnitus can result in depression. Chronic tinnitus has been associated with a higher instance of […]
We often don’t appreciate how essential our sense of hearing is until it’s too late. Socially, mentally and physically, our lives are improved with good hearing. If you’re not protecting your hearing or neglecting your hearing impairment, you are compromising your general health in ways you might not have realized. Healthy hearing has numerous benefits, […]
You detect a ringing in your ears when you wake up in the morning. This is odd because they weren’t doing that last night. So now you’re wondering what the cause may be: you haven’t been working in the workshop (no power tools have been around your ears), you haven’t been playing your music at […]
