Hearing loss is a serious matter. Not only does it affect your ability to hear but has far reaching negative side effects. With approximately 48 million Americans living with some form of disabling hearing loss, it’s important to understand that you are not alone in this. While it is often hard to admit that you have a problem, ignoring this …
Tips for Managing Tinnitus
Are you finding that the moment you finally find a moment of peace and quiet from a busy day, you cannot relax due to a buzz in your ears that won’t quit? This is often also described as a ringing, roaring or hissing and has no external source. It comes from inside your ears and is commonly called tinnitus. What …
Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline
As we age, there are so many aspects of our health to which we must pay attention and care for in order to continue to thrive into our golden years. An aspect that requires extra care, is working to decrease the risk of cognitive decline. Cognitive decline, also referred to as brain atrophy, occurs as we age. The connections between …
Communicating with People who Have Hearing Loss
If you have noticed someone close to you asking you to repeat yourself more than normal or complaining that you mumble there is a good chance that they may be struggling with the onset of hearing loss. If a loved one, friend or co-worker has recently been displaying signs or diagnosed with hearing loss, it can be a challenge to …
Are Two Hearing Aids Better Than One?
Have you been finding that it is easier for you to hear what others are saying to you in one ear while the other seems to hear just fine? It is definitely a good idea to set up a hearing test if you haven’t already to find out the extent of your hearing loss. Hearing aids are the most common …
Hearing Aids & Artificial Intelligence
Remember the hearing aids that your grandparents used to wear? Don’t make the mistake of believing that hearing aids are still at that level of technology. Just about everything electronic in our lives keeps advancing and this applies to the newest hearing aids as well. Hearing aids of today have so many capabilities to make hearing easier than ever before. …
A Healthy Diet Can Lower the Risk of Hearing Loss
Perhaps you’ve considered what you eat and how it affects you? A healthy balanced diet is essential to our physical and mental well being, but did you know that it could help keep you hearing healthy as well? What foods help maintain your hearing health and why? While no one nutrient holds the key to perfect health, a varied diet …
Common Excuses for Not Buying Hearing Aids
In the U.S. one in three people between the age of 65 and 75 struggle with debilitating hearing loss. If you are in this age bracket the odds are pretty high that you are dealing with hearing impairment. If you suspect you have hearing loss it’s a good idea to find out if hearing aids are right for you. While …
Communication At Work | May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
Did you know that May is Better Hearing and Speech Month? Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) was founded in 1927 by ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association), “to raise awareness and promote treatment that can improve quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, hearing or understanding.” The theme for this year’s BSHM is “Communication at Work.” This theme …
Acupuncture for Hearing Loss & Tinnitus: Does it Really Work?
Imagine for a moment that you go to the doctor and are ushered into a soothing room with warm temperature, earthy scents, and low lighting. The doctor asks you to lie down on a soft table and proceeds to insert tiny needles into your body! This treatment is not uncommon at all, and participation in acupuncture is on the rise …