If you’re exposed to a lot of loud sound and don’t wear hearing protection, you might experience hearing loss later in life. Similarly, if you work on a noisy factory floor and don’t wear hearing protection, hearing loss may be in your future. These hearing loss causes are pretty common. But within the last few […]
For you and the people in your life, living with hearing loss can be difficult to adjust to. In some cases, it can even be unsafe. What if you can’t hear a smoke detector or someone calling your name? If you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t be able to hear those car sounds that […]
Want to suck all the joy out of your next family gathering? Start to talk about dementia. Dementia is not a subject most individuals are intentionally seeking to talk about, mainly because it’s rather scary. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive disease, makes you lose touch with reality, experience loss of memory, and brings about […]
Gatherings. More, and more family gatherings. It probably feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holiday season. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also difficult) because of this. Usually, this sort of yearly catching up is something that’s pleasing to look forward to. You get to […]
There are many commonly recognized causes of hearing loss, but few people realize the dangers that some chemicals present to their hearing. While there are several groups of people at risk, people in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. You can protect your quality of life by being […]
Aiden enjoys music. While he’s out running, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: cardio, cooking, gaming, you name it. His entire life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But lasting hearing damage might be happening as a result of the very […]
Because you’re so cool, you rocked out in the front row for the entire rock concert last night. It’s fun, although it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you wake up in the morning. (That part’s less fun.) But what if you awaken and can only hear out of one ear? […]
Some activities are just staples of summer: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. As more of these activities go back to something like normal, the crowds, and the noise levels, are getting larger. But sometimes this can bring about issues. Because let’s be honest: this isn’t the first loud concert that’s caused […]
In conversation with friends, you want to be polite. You want your clients, colleagues, and boss to see that you’re completely engaged when you’re at work. With family, you may find it less difficult to simply tune out the conversation and ask the person near you to repeat what you missed, just a bit louder, […]
As we age we begin to have trouble hearing clearly and we typically just accept it as a normal part of aging. Maybe we begin to turn the volume up on the TV or keep asking our grandchildren to speak up when they’re talking to us, or perhaps we begin to forget things? Loss of […]
