Many people experience hearing loss or tinnitus because of aging or exposure to excessive noise. However, hearing loss can also be caused by Meniere’s disease. Named after the French doctor who discovered the illness in the 1800s, this disease causes pain in the ear, dizziness, hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus, and even uncomfortable pressure. What is Read more..
How to Limit Noise Exposure and Prevent Hearing Loss
What can you do about hearing loss caused by noise exposure? Many people believe that aging causes hearing loss, but it is noise exposure that increases the risk of hearing loss. It can happen to anyone at any age. Exposure to extremely loud noises like an explosion or a gunshot can damage your hearing. Prolonged Read more..
What is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss comes in several forms. Learning to live with sensorineural hearing loss isn’t easy for the person who has it or the family who loves them. It often leaves the person feeling agitated and frustrated because they cannot understand the sound or are aware that there is sound, but they can’t hear it. What Read more..
The Long-Term Impact of Hearing Aids
Hearing aids provide a range of hearing solutions, from hearing protection to hearing enhancement. But their long-term impact on hearing health and overall brain health goes beyond that. Studies have shown hearing aid users are less likely to suffer from dementia and depression than those with untreated hearing loss, as well as improved social functioning, Read more..
What Is Ototoxicity?
An individual can experience hearing loss for a variety of reasons. Sometimes individuals are born with hearing loss, while others may experience hearing-related problems due to earwax buildup, ear infections, or noise exposure. However, ear poisoning from exposure to chemical cleaners, antibiotics, and metals can also cause an individual to experience hearing loss. Keep reading Read more..
What is Mixed Hearing Loss?
No one has time for hearing problems, which is why you’re probably looking for a solution as soon as you realize there may be a problem. But if you are experiencing hearing loss, you can’t simply start using hearing aids and call it a day. You need the knowledge and expertise of an audiologist who Read more..
What Hearing Loss Qualifies for a Cochlear Implant?
Although hearing aid technology has drastically improved in recent years, some levels of hearing loss need something more technologically advanced to help with hearing loss. If hearing aids don’t provide the assistance required, the individual may be a candidate for a cochlear implant. What exactly is a cochlear implant? What type of hearing loss is Read more..
Should You Stop Wearing Hearing Aids?
Getting used to new hearing aids can be challenging. It may feel awkward and uncomfortable at times! Like anything new, habits have to be formed to get used to wearing your hearing aids. When you first start wearing hearing aids, it is recommended that you practice wearing them as often as possible. It may be Read more..
Can You Have Hearing Loss From COVID?
There are few things worse than catching a cold. While most colds will leave you fatigued, a bit stuffy, or with a sore throat, you may also find yourself with mild hearing loss. Hearing loss from head colds or the flu is often temporary. But with each strain of COVID showing new and changing symptoms, Read more..
How Hearing Loss Impacts Your Brain Health
As we make our way through life, we never stop learning. From meeting new friends to traveling and exploring new cultures, our brain continues taking things in. We rely heavily on our ears to help us through these experiences — all while allowing our cognitive function to improve. Because we rely on our ears to Read more..
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