If you know someone who is struggling to hear but still hasn’t treated their hearing loss, they’re not the only one. About 40 million Americans suffer hearing loss, but many will wait five or seven years before they get hearing aids! A hearing loss will intensify during this period, and they will risk experiencing accelerated …
How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships
Our senses allow us to engage and perceive the world around us. We rely on them to communicate, interact with others and engage in activities that form the foundation of a life well-lived. As social animals, we know that our relationships on every level impact the quality of our lives. We need to bond with …
Earbud Usage Could Potentially Damage Your Hearing
The world is a noisy place. Among the multitude of ways we try to take a break from it, wearing a pair of earbuds to listen to music is a pretty common escape. Wearing earbuds to drown out the noisy subway or construction on your commute, or during a workout at the gym or jog …
Hearing Loss and Listening Fatigue
Caring for your mental health can mean a lot of things. Perhaps we seldom think of how our mental health and hearing health are connected, but they are indeed. A busy work schedule and an active social life can have your brain feeling exhausted at the end of some days. If you feel more exhausted …
Do I Need a Hearing Test?
When was the last time you had your ears checked? How often do you even think about it? If you are having trouble hearing during conversation, or experience discomfort or tinnitus (a ringing, buzzing, or clicking in your ears), then you should see your hearing health care professional as soon as possible. A problem always …
Sensitivity to Sound as We Age
As we age, we may begin to notice our hearing changing along with everything else. This is not just your imagination but a natural part of aging. Sounds that used to not bother you may begin to be extremely irritating. A recent study at Western University in Canada have found that our brains become more …
Avoiding Hearing Tests Could Make the Problem Much Worse
No one really likes to go the doctor, but it is ingrained in us that we should, when we need to have an assessment of our overall health. A yearly checkup is quite a normal part of our lives. However, this idea doesn’t really apply as much as it should when it comes to the …
Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships
As social creatures, we all know that the key to maintaining a good relationship requires good communication. We rely on our conversations with our friends and partners to keep us engaged and active for a richer, shared life. Our interactions with people, whether social or professional, are crucial to our sense of connectedness. Does the …
Addressing Hearing Loss May Improve Care of Older Adults
Health care facilities that house the elderly present challenges to the ones that suffer from loss of hearing. Though the difficulties of people living with hearing loss in care facilities are widely known and recognized, more needs to be done to elevate the actual quality of life. Hearing loss and cognitive decline have been confirmed …
Facts and Fictions about Hearing Loss
There are many hazardous myths attributed to hearing loss. What we need to know, as opposed to what truly is, has created a divide that is detrimental to our health. The following are five myths debunked for your information and education in the health of your hearing. Myth #1 – Only older people suffer from …
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