Want to suck all the joy out of your next family get-together? Start to talk about dementia. Dementia is not a subject most people are actively looking to talk about, mainly because it’s rather scary. A degenerative mental disease in which you gradually (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your cognitive faculties, dementia causes you to […]
You walk into the kitchen to look for a bite to eat. Are you craving a salty treat… maybe some crackers? Potato chips sound good! Wait. Maybe this leftover piece of cheesecake. Actually, maybe you should just have a banana. A banana is a healthier option obviously. With the human body, everything is interconnected. So […]
No two cases of hearing loss are identical You should not expect your experience with impaired hearing to be precisely the same as somebody else who might have the same hearing loss condition. No two instances of hearing loss are exactly alike. While you might be able to relate to someone else with hearing loss, […]
Gatherings. So many family gatherings. During the holidays, it probably seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative almost every weekend. The holiday season can be fun (and also challenging) because of this. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to learn what everybody’s been doing all […]
You arrive at your company’s annual holiday party and you’re immediately assaulted by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the pulsating beat of music are all mixing in your ears. You’re not enjoying it at all. You can’t hear a thing in this noisy environment. You can’t keep up with […]
While everyone has encountered a runny nose, we don’t often talk about other kinds of cold symptoms because they are less frequent. Once in a while, a cold can go into one or both ears, but you rarely hear about those. While you might generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom […]
After months (possibly even years) of waiting, you’ve finally decided to give us a call to see if you should get hearing aids. You have been resisting this like so many other people. But the difficulty of going through life without being able to hear has finally become too hard to ignore. So when you […]
It’s hard to comprehend but most people have gone over ten years without getting a hearing exam. One of those individuals is Harper. She goes to see her doctor for her yearly medical test and gets her teeth cleaned every six months. She even gets her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! But her hearing […]
If you have a partner with untreated hearing loss, you realize that getting their attention can be… a struggle. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a normal, inside volume level, so you get no reply. You try raising your volume and saying Greg’s name again but […]
Most people know about the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can be surprising. Groups that are at risk include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Being aware of what these hazardous chemicals are and what safeguards you should take can help preserve your […]
