Understanding Otosclerosis Most people probably haven’t heard of otosclerosis, a disease involving abnormal bone growth in the middle ear. The condition, which can keep sound from reaching the critical inner ear, mainly causes gradual, usually correctible hearing loss in one...
Did You Know Dementia and Hearing Loss Are Related?
From decreased mobility and reduced income to social withdrawal and cognitive decline, hearing loss is proven to have the ability to negatively affect your physical, mental and financial health. Research continues to link untreated hearing impairment to a growing number...
Is Weight Connected to Hearing Loss?
Studies about weight often concern its relation to overall health. Common connections include weight and the risk for or prevalence of heart disease, diabetes, and sleep apnea, to name a few. One topic that doesn’t get as much attention is...
Miss the Alarm Again? How an Alerting Device Can Help.
Never Oversleep Again With Alerting Devices Plenty of noise happens after you take your hearing aids out for the night, from phone calls to your morning alarm. It’s hard enough hearing them when you’re awake — what about when you’re...
Ototoxicity, Hearing Loss, and You
Did you know that certain medications and other chemicals can damage the inner ear? It’s called “ototoxicity,” which can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance disorders. Some 200 to over 750 types of chemicals are suspected ototoxicants, making awareness...
6 Ways to Protect Your Hearing Aids From the Summer Heat
Heat, humidity, dirt, and dust all have the potential to damage hearing aids — especially during summer. Sweat and humidity put them at risk of poor sound clarity, short battery life, or completely cutting out. Try these tips to keep...
April Is National Lawn and Garden Month
Celebrate by Protecting Your Hearing Spring has sprung, and so has the annual spring cornucopia of sounds: birds singing, children laughing, neighbors chatting — and lawn equipment. Maintaining your burgeoning plant life is a noisy affair. Once you’ve used the...
Dementia a Real Risk With Hearing Loss
If you think of hearing loss as just an inconsequential part of getting older, you’re not alone. The truth is, however, that the condition can strike even the youngest among us — more than one in 1,000 babies screened has...
Reverse-Slope Hearing Loss
Your Refrigerator Is Running — Can You Hear It? You’re probably familiar with the many telltale, well-known signs of hearing loss — asking people to repeat themselves frequently, turning up the TV to uncomfortable levels for others in the room,...
Two Ears are Better than One: Unilateral Hearing Loss
When we think of normal hearing, we don’t usually stop to think about how many ears we’re using. Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) can be overlooked, though, because individuals with UHL often do well in quiet environments. Once a listening situation...