You’re not quite certain why, but you’ve been feeling cranky lately. Well, it was aggravating earlier this morning when you felt left out of the meeting at the office. The other night your daughter seemed frustrated with you when you asked her to turn up the volume of the TV over and over again resulting […]
Hearing loss is typically a gradual process, making it easy to overlook the subtle changes in your ability to hear sounds. Unlike children, who get regular hearing tests in school, adults rarely even think of scheduling an appointment. So why would your hearing be any less important than your vision? Here are 6 reasons to […]
Have you ever lost your earbuds? (Or, maybe, inadvertently left them in the pocket of a pullover that went through the laundry?) Now it’s so boring going for a jog in the morning. You have a dull and dreary commute to work. And your virtual meetings are suffering from poor audio quality. The old saying […]
We typically think of hearing loss as something that develops gradually. It can be easy to miss the symptoms because of this. (After all, you’re just turning up the volume on your television once in a while, it’s nothing to be concerned about, right?) Sometimes that’s true but in some cases, it isn’t. In some […]
The majority of individuals who wear hearing aids are pleased with their results: 91% of hearing aid users are pleased with the hearing aid experience when speaking one-on-one, as reported by a recent survey. When analyzing results with particular activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in […]
As your body ages, it isn’t difficult to notice the changes. You develop wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your joints start to stiffen. Your skin becomes a bit saggy in places. Maybe you start to notice some fading of your hearing and eyesight. These signs are difficult to miss. […]
Measuring hearing loss is more technical than it may at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can probably hear some 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 any volume. When you figure out how […]
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Your company is being looked at for a job and numerous people from your business have come together on a conference call. All of the different voices get a little jumbled and difficult to […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? As long as a few criteria are met, you can switch toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is a lot like that. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as you have […]
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the connection? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. It was found that even minor neglected hearing impairment raises your risk of developing cognitive decline. Experts think that there may be a pathological link between these two seemingly unrelated health problems. So, how does loss […]
