Have you ever lost your earbuds? (Or, perhaps, unintentionally left them in the pocket of a pullover that went through the laundry?) Now it’s so boring going for a run in the morning. Your commute or train ride is dreary and dull. And your virtual meetings are suffering from bad audio quality. Sometimes, you don’t […]
Hearing loss has a track record for developing slowly. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. It’s nothing to concern yourself with, you simply need the volume on the TV a little louder, no big deal, right? That’s usually the case, yes, but not always. It turns out hearing loss can also happen abruptly […]
The majority of people who use hearing aids are happy with their results: 91% of hearing aid wearers are happy with the hearing aid experience when talking one-on-one, based on a recent survey. When speaking about particular activities, 85% were satisfied in a group setting and watching TV, 78% while in the store, and 75% […]
As your body ages, it’s not hard to detect the changes. Your skin begins to get some wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your joints start to get stiff. Your skin becomes a little saggy in places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to diminish a bit. These signs are hard […]
It might seem, at first, like measuring hearing loss would be simple. If you’re dealing with hearing loss, you can most likely hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. Most letters might sound clear at any volume but others, such as “s” and “b” could get lost. When you figure out […]
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 […]