Hearing Loss Articles

If you begin talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will probably put a dark cloud above the whole event. Dementia is not a subject most people are actively looking to discuss, mainly because it’s rather frightening. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive disease, causes you to lose a grip on reality, experience […]

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Gatherings. So many family gatherings. It likely feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also difficult) because of this. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this annual catching up. You get to find out what everybody’s been up […]

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There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the well known runny nose. Occasionally, a cold can move into one or more ears, though you rarely hear about those. This type of cold can be more risky than a common cold and should never be ignored. What does it feel like […]

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Most people recognize the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can be surprising. While there are several groups of people at risk, individuals in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have increased exposure. Being aware of what these hazardous chemicals are and […]

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Aiden loves music. While he’s out running, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: gaming, cooking, gym time, and everything else. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But the exact thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, immersive music, […]

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Let’s imagine you go to a rock show. You’re awesome, so you spend all night in the front row. It’s fun, although it isn’t good for your ears which will be ringing when you wake up the next morning. (That’s not as enjoyable.) But what if you wake up and can only hear out of […]

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Some activities are just staples of summer: Outdoor concerts, fireworks shows, state fairs, air shows, and NASCAR races (look, if you like watching cars go around in circles, nobody’s going to judge you). As more of these events return to something like normal, the crowds, and the decibel levels, are growing. And that can be […]

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In conversation with friends, you like to be courteous. At work, you want to look engaged, even enthralled with what your manager/colleagues/clients are talking about. With family, you may find it easier to just tune out the conversation and ask the person next to you to fill in what you missed, just a little louder, […]

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As we age we start to have trouble hearing clearly and we normally just accept it as a normal part of the aging process. Maybe we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps going up. We might even discover that we’re becoming […]

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Keep your eyes on the road. While this may be sound advice, what about your other senses? As an example, think about how much work your ears are doing while driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, call your attention to important info coming up on your dashboard, and […]

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