Have you avoided the calls from family, friends, and co-workers to finally invest in a hearing aid? Are you feeling like your hearing loss is not that bad right now and purchasing a hearing aid isn’t worth it? If your hearing continues to worsen, it could cost you as much as $30,000 per year, even […]
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 […]
Hearing loss can seriously effect how you live, even when it’s mild. There will be a considerable change in the way you communicate with loved ones, friends, and coworkers. It can become difficult to perform daily tasks like going shopping. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be all doom and gloom. On the contrary, […]
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, […]
You go into the kitchen and you look for a snack. Do you want something salty… maybe some crackers? Potato chips sound good! There’s a leftover piece of cheesecake that would be delightful. On second thought, maybe you should just have a banana. Of course, a banana is a much better health choice. When it […]
No two instances of hearing loss are identical Just because two individuals have the same hearing loss condition doesn’t mean they will have precisely the same experience. No two cases of hearing loss are precisely identical. While you might be able to relate to somebody else with hearing loss, keep in mind that your hearing […]
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 […]
You get to your company’s annual holiday party and you’re immediately assaulted by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the throbbing beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. You can’t hear a thing in this loud setting. You can’t keep up with conversations, you […]
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 […]
