When your family and friends gather around the table for the holidays it may become apparent that one or more of your loved ones are suffering from hearing loss. Despite your best intentions talking to loved ones about hearing loss can be a difficult task, they likely...
Hunters At Risk For Hearing Loss
As hunting season gets into full swing it’s the perfect time to remember among other safety concerns hunters are at risk for permanent hearing loss. It is vital that sportsmen use hunter hearing protection to save their ears from loud firearm noises and loud game...
Hearing Loss More Likely In Diabetes Patients
Two of the most widespread health issues in America are diabetes and hearing loss. Several studies have found that the two issues are linked, although no precise cause has been named. A study by the National Institutes of Health found that people with diabetes are...
Link Between Hearing Loss & Dementia Found
Johns Hopkins University & National Institutes of Health Discover Link between Hearing Loss & Dementia Recent studies have linked untreated and undiagnosed hearing loss to: Irritability, anger, & negative attitude. Fatigue, depression, stress, &...
Listening Is Hard Work With Untreated Hearing Loss
What is "listening fatigue"? It’s not unusually for people to be tired when they leave work. For those people with hearing loss, the weariness is multiplied by the strain of deciphering what people were saying all day. This is known as listening fatigue. A normal...
Does Hearing Loss Affect Memory?
Hearing impairment can be frustrating for people with hearing loss and their loved ones. When you lose normal hearing ability--even if it's a mild hearing loss-- it's hard to understand what someone says when they are speaking from across the room. It is even more...
Questions To Ask After Your Hearing Test
If you suspect you may have hearing loss the best thing you can do for yourself is to get a hearing test. It's painless, takes only an hour of your time, and is usually free. All good hearing specialists will follow the same basic regimen, including gathering your...
Adjusting To New Hearing Aids
Congratulations, you have decided to do something about your hearing loss, it is an exciting time. Transitioning back into the hearing world is not always as easy as slipping a hearing instrument into your ear and moving on with life. With patience and some...
Early Detection of Hearing Loss is Key
Hearing loss often creeps into your life in subtle ways, but before you know it, ‘huh’ and ‘what’ have become the most common words in your vocabulary. Most people wait an average of 7 years before they seek help for their hearing loss. By the time you or your family...
Traveling With Hearing Loss
Traveling with hearing loss can be easy and stress-free with a little bit of extra planning.