You know you’re feeling cranky these days but you’re not exactly sure why. Well, you did feel left out earlier today when no one bothered to bring you into the meeting discussion at the office and that was aggravating. Your daughter got up and abruptly left the house after becoming frustrated when you kept asking […]
Hearing loss is usually a gradual process, making it easy to overlook the subtle changes in your ability to perceive sounds. Unlike children, who get regular hearing tests in school, adults hardly ever even think of scheduling an appointment. So why would your hearing be any less critical than your eyesight? Here are 6 reasons […]
Have you ever forgotten your Earbuds in your pocket and they ended up going through the wash or maybe lost them altogether? Now it’s so boring going for a jog in the morning. Your commute or bus ride is dreary and dull. And the sound quality of your virtual meetings suffers substantially. Often, you don’t […]
We usually think of hearing loss as something that develops little by little. It can be difficult to detect the symptoms due to this. (After all, you’re only turning up the volume on your TV once in a while, it’s nothing to worry about, right?) That’s normally the situation, yes, but not always. In some […]
The majority of people who wear hearing aids are happy with their experience: According to one recent survey, when talking one-on-one, 91% of individuals who use hearing aids are pleased with their results. When analyzing results with particular activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the […]
As your body gets older, it isn’t difficult to notice the changes. Your skin starts to get some wrinkles. You begin to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your joints begin to stiffen. Some drooping of the skin begins to occur in certain places. Perhaps you begin to detect some fading of your hearing […]
Measuring hearing loss is more technical than it may seem at first. You can most likely hear certain things clearly at lower volumes but not others. The majority of letters might sound clear at high or low volumes but others, like “s” and “b” may get lost. It will become more apparent why you have […]
For just a moment, imagine that you’re working as a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a very valuable client. Your company is being considered for a job and numerous individuals from your company have come together on a conference call. All of the different voices get a little jumbled […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? You can change the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few general factors, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is a lot like that. Symptoms and presentations are caused by many different problems, loud noises, genetics, age, or ear blockages, but as long as […]
What’s the link between hearing loss and dementia? Medical science has connected the dots between brain health and hearing loss. Your risk of getting dementia is higher with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. Experts believe that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health issues. So how can […]