Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Your company is being considered for a job and several individuals from your business have gathered on a conference call. As the call proceeds, voices go up and down…and are sometimes hard to hear. […]
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Your company is being considered for a job and several individuals from your business have gathered on a conference call. As the call proceeds, voices go up and down…and are sometimes hard to hear. […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. You can adjust the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses involved, but as long as it satisfies a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but […]
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the connection? Brain health and hearing loss have a connection which medical science is starting to understand. It was discovered that even mild untreated hearing loss increases your risk of developing cognitive decline. Researchers think that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health issues. So […]
If you are one of the millions of people in the U.S. suffering from a medical disorder known as tinnitus then you probably know that it often gets worse when you are trying to fall asleep. But why would this be? The buzzing or ringing in one or both ears isn’t an actual noise but […]
Aren’t there a couple of types of vacation? One kind is Packed with activities at all times. These are the vacations that are remembered for years later and are packed with adventure, and you head back to work more exhausted than you left. Then there are the relaxing kinds of vacations. These are the trips […]
Tom is getting a brand new knee and he’s super pumped! Look, as you get older, the kinds of things you get excited about change. His knee replacement means he will experience less pain and be able to get around a lot better. So Tom goes in, the operation is a success, and Tom goes […]
TV shows and movies tend to use close-ups (at times extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re likely even consciously aware of is communicated by the human face. It’s no stretch to say that humans are extremely facially focused. So it’s not surprising that the face […]
Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s hard to go without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But it will occasionally have to be updated or swapped out just like all technology. The typical lifespan of a hearing aid A hearing aid will usually last […]
It isn’t like you just wake up one day, and suddenly can’t hear. Hearing loss, especially when it’s caused by aging, typically advances in degrees. Some signs appear earlier, though, and you don’t detect there is a problem right away. These early developing symptoms progress very subtly. Recognizing them sooner is crucial to slow down […]