In the modern world, many health problems have arisen; some are chronic to the extent that they affect your social and economic life. Among the health problems that have affected many people today is hearing loss. Hearing loss is a condition that most of the people who have it consider it as a less serious condition. Therefore, they do not …
Studies on Hearing Loss & Injuries
Mild or severe hearing loss can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life. Permanent noise-induced hearing loss can occur if a person exposed to extremely loud sounds for just a few minutes. People can prevent noise-induced hearing loss by taking certain precautions. Some studies have examined how external forces have an effect on hearing loss. Hearing impairment …
Hearing Loss Cures of the Past
Deafness is as serious as blindness. While it can be troublesome; it can also be lived with. People no longer suffer from hearing loss; they cure it or they learn to live with it. The most common cause of hearing loss today is exposure to loud noise; primarily, loud music from headphones and earbuds. Historically, hearing loss was caused by …
How Hearing Loss Interferes with Your Relationships
Have you ever considered how challenging life maybe for the person suffering from hearing impairment? Untreated hearing loss can affect a person’s life in a major way. What is life like from the perspective of a person suffering? What Could Happen with Untreated Hearing Loss? Communication can be challenging Social isolation becomes more common Increased risk for dementia Relationships can …
Nutrients that Can Boost Your Hearing Health
Most everyone knows another person who suffers from a loss of hearing. This loss can be a devastating problem in life. Today, however, we do have many ways the auditory impaired can be helped. Probably the first choice is listening devices. Now we also have surgery and other procedures to help people with this loss. Today we are also learning …
Working with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a serious issue since about 60% of people who are affected by it are in the US workforce. This means that it’s likely that if you aren’t affected by it at work, you will know someone who is. Here’s some information about workers’ rights, protecting your hearing, accommodations for hearing loss at work, the Americans with Disabilities …
How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships
Imagine trying to build a relationship with someone if you had no ability to communicate. Although humans are remarkably adept at finding ways to get our ideas across without the use of spoken language, it remains by far our most skilled means of communicating. The last time you encountered someone who spoke another language, you might have faced some of …
Addressing Hearing Loss May Improve Care of Older Adults
Recall the last time you were in a healthcare environment. What did it sound like? Although some clinics, offices, and particularly the private patient rooms of family practice medical facilities can be relatively quiet, many of them are not. With the beeping sounds of machines, noisy equipment, care givers discussion options, and a host of other distractions, the healthcare environment …
September is World Alzheimer’s Month
Chances are, you may know someone who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. This person may even be close to you, a family member, or a loved one. The lapses of memory, disorientation, and feelings of alienation can be devastating, sometimes making the person with Alzheimer’s disease feel that the people in the room are strangers, even if those people are family. …
Common Misconceptions about Hearing Loss
For a long time, hearing loss carried a huge stigma. People didn’t want to be seen as old and hearing aids were a visible sign that they didn’t have all their original faculties intact. These days, with prominent celebrities like Halle Berry, Jodie Foster and Bill Clinton not just wearing hearing aids but talking about them, that stigma is being …