Hearing loss can impact many aspects of your day-to-day life. Neglected hearing loss, for example, can affect your professional life, your favorite hobbies, and even your relationships. Communication can become tense for couples who are dealing with hearing loss. Animosity can develop from the increased stress and more frequent quarrels. In other words, left unchecked, […]
Why is it important to get your hearing assessed on a regular basis? That’s because your general health can be significantly impacted by hearing loss. Your quality of life will be improved, your health will be enhanced, and you will get the right treatment quicker if you get evaluated regularly. Who should get a hearing […]
Physically, you will usually get a number of years out of your hearing aids, but as your degree of hearing loss changes, your hearing aids may need an update. Similar to prescription glasses, hearing aids are customized to accommodate your specific auditory needs, requiring regular reassessment. Assuming appropriate programming and fitting, here’s a guide for […]
Your workplace recently embraced the trend of open-office floor plans, promoting collaboration and teamwork. But this new arrangement has become difficult for you. It’s because the elevated noise is making it hard to follow along with conversation and not because you miss the privacy of cubical walls. The inability to follow along with conversations in […]
It’s normal to want to learn about the side effects of a medication when you begin using it. Can it cause digestive issues? Will it dehydrate you? Cause sleeplessness? You might not even be aware of some of the more impactful side effects, such as hearing loss. Ototoxicity is the medical name professionals have given […]
There are a large number of reasons for muffled hearing. For most individuals, it’s a short-term experience. In other cases, muffled hearing can be a harbinger of more serious hearing-related issues. That’s because, for the most part, hearing loss is a slowly progressing condition. Symptoms develop slowly over a long time period. Typically, one of […]
Modern cell phones have become much clearer and more reliable nowadays. But sometimes, it will still be challenging to hear what the person on the other end is saying. And for people who have hearing loss, it can be particularly difficult. Now, you may be thinking: there’s a simple solution for that, right? Can’t you […]
It most likely seems like a simple thing to take care of your hearing aids. When you first obtained your hearing aids, you probably got a set of care guidelines, after all. Most hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to regular hearing aid maintenance. Still, getting all of that information […]
Is age a factor in the advancement of hearing loss? Hearing loss is a common slowly progressing condition that affects all adults. Actually, over one half of those 75 and older have trouble hearing. Presbycusis Presbycusis is defined as age-related hearing loss or the slow process of hearing loss as we age. Normally, there will […]
It’s no fun when you’re unable to sleep at night. Particularly when it occurs regularly. You lie awake tossing and turning, looking at the time again and again, and stressing about how exhausted you will be tomorrow. When these kinds of sleepless nights routinely happen, medical professionals tend to use the label “insomnia”. Over time, […]
