Every day scientists are coming up with new cures. That could be a positive or a negative. You might decide that you don’t really need to be very careful about your hearing because you saw some encouraging research about prospective future cures for deafness. By the time you start exhibiting symptoms of hearing loss, you […]
You may develop hearing loss as you get older, particularly if you frequently expose yourself to loud noise. Similarly, if you work on a noisy factory floor and don’t use ear protection, hearing loss may be in your future. These are fairly common and well recognized causes of hearing loss. But within the past few […]
For you and the people in your life, living with hearing loss can be difficult to adjust to. It can also come with some dangers. What happens if a fire alarm is sounding or somebody is yelling out your name but you’re unable to hear them? Car sounds can indicate dangers ahead, but if you […]
If you start talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will most likely put a dark cloud above the entire event. Dementia isn’t a topic most individuals are intentionally looking to discuss, mainly because it’s rather scary. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive condition, makes you lose touch with reality, experience memory loss, […]
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 fun (and also challenging) for this reason. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to reunite with everyone and […]
While everybody has dealt with a runny nose, we don’t often talk about other kinds of cold symptoms because they’re less frequent. One kind of cold you don’t often hear about is the one that goes into one or more ears. While you might generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom […]
Most people are aware of 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, those in industries like textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have increased exposure. You can protect your quality of life by […]
Music is a major part of Aiden’s life. He listens to Spotify while at work, switches to Pandora when jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: gaming, gym time, cooking, and everything else. His headphones are pretty much always on, his life a completely soundtracked affair. But lasting hearing damage might be happening due […]
Because you’re so hip, you rocked out in the front row for the entire rock concert last night. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That’s not as fun.) But what if you wake up and can only hear out of one ear? Well, […]
Some activities are just staples of summer: Outdoor concerts, fireworks shows, state fairs, air shows, and NASCAR races (look, if you enjoy watching cars drive around in circles, nobody’s going to judge you). As more of these activities return to something like normal, the crowds, and the decibel levels, are getting larger. But sometimes this […]
