You go into the kitchen and you find a snack. Will it be something salty… how about crackers? Chips sound good! There’s a leftover piece of cheesecake that would be delightful. Maybe you should just opt for a banana on second thought. Of course, a banana is a much better health option. Everything is interconnected […]
Every case of hearing loss is unique You should not expect your experience with hearing impairment to be precisely the same as somebody else who might have the same hearing loss condition. Every case of hearing loss is unique. While it might be worthwhile to learn about somebody else’s experience with hearing loss, it is […]
Gatherings. More, and more family gatherings. During the holidays, it probably seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost uncle every other weekend. The holiday season can be fun (and also difficult) because of this. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to learn what everybody’s been doing […]
You’re assaulted by noise as soon as you arrive at the annual company holiday party. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the pulsating beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. You can’t hear anything in this loud setting. You can’t follow conversations, you can’t hear […]
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less prevalent than the widely recognized runny nose. One kind of cold you don’t often hear about is the one that moves into one or both ears. While you may generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be disregarded. What […]
You’ve been avoiding calling us to see if you need hearing aids, but you’ve finally decided it’s time. Like many other people, you’ve been resisting this. But the hassle, the lost moments, the missing interactions, they all finally became too much. So when you do finally come in and then you find out that you […]
Believe it or not, it’s been over 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing assessment. One of those individuals is Harper. She reports to her doctor for her yearly medical test and gets her teeth cleaned every six months. She even gets her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! But her hearing test […]
If you have a partner with untreated hearing loss, you appreciate that getting their attention can be… a problem. Their name is the first thing you try saying. You say “Greg”, but you get no response because you used an indoor volume level. You try increasing your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he […]
Most people know about the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can be surprising. Groups that are at risk include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Being aware of what these hazardous chemicals are and what safeguards you should take can help protect your […]
Aiden loves music. He listens to Spotify while working, switches to Pandora while jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: gaming, gym time, cooking, and everything else. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But the exact thing that Aiden loves, the loud, immersive music, may be causing […]