Keeping resolutions is a little easier with some lighthearted encouragement, so we’ve written our favorite moments that are best enjoyed with better hearing. From a grandchild’s first words to the melodic rhythm of your car humming down the highway, our ability to hear clearly enriches …
Happy Hearing Days Gift Guide
Great gifts come from the heart. Show how much you care with these thoughtful finds focused on creating connections at any age. FOR THE GRANDKIDS Headphones: Media and music are more accessible than ever, making headphones and, in turn, hearing loss popular. Give your grandkids a …
How Sporting Events Hurt Your Hearing
Since before Marshawn Lynch created the Beast Quake in the Seattle Seahawks’ 2011 season, loud stadiums have become a source of pride for fans. But with stadium noise exceeding safe decibel (sound pressure) levels, it’s also a source of hearing loss. Cheering fans can push …
How Treating Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Can Help Your Stress Levels
Everyone feels stress occasionally, and for some of us, it can seriously disrupt health and well-being. While some stress can be a good thing to help us power through difficult or dangerous situations, those who have daily stress usually see it from family life or …
Early Hearing Loss Screenings Can Prevent Developmental Delays in Children
Hearing plays a critical role in a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. A child with a hearing loss can face serious delays in speech and language processing and understanding. Early detection and intervention can minimize the negative impacts that hearing loss can have on …
The Sound of Silence: Causes of and Cures for Sudden Hearing Loss
Ear infections and earwax sometimes have the potential to cause a temporary partial or full hearing loss, although this is usually no cause for alarm. This type of hearing loss is known as conductive hearing loss; it’s caused by a blockage in the outer or …
Don’t Forget the Ears: The Importance of Annual Physical Checkups
Physical checkups are an important annual routine most people follow in order to keep their bodies in optimal condition. Most often, the annual exams scheduled are overall physicals, eyes, and teeth. There is no question that every system in the body needs a thorough examination …
Tinnitus: Common, Constant, Incurable — but Very Manageable
Tinnitus is a fairly common medical condition that people experience in the form of ringing, whistling, hissing, or buzzing that is only perceived by them. Tinnitus affects as many as 50 to 60 million people, and although there is no cure, a number of people …
All Aspects of Life — Not Just Hearing — Are Greatly Affected by Hearing Loss
Most people experience hearing loss gradually, and few realize the negative effects it has on all aspects of health and overall quality of life. Researchers and physicians have emphasized the importance of seeking treatment when hearing loss starts to affect daily life, but only one …
7 Misconceptions You May Have About Hearing Loss
1) Personal sound amplifiers are the same as hearing aids. These amplifiers were created for recreational activities, increasing overall volume rather than adapting to your environment the way hearing aids do. These devices can actually damage hearing rather than help it. 2) If I needed …