Have you seen advice not to use cotton swabs to clean your ears because of the damage they may cause to your ear drum? That’s good advice: cotton swab injuries are common, and can result in puncturing the ear drum, damaging delicate inner ear areas, and even vertigo or permanent deafness! But if you can’t …
PROTECT YOUR HEARING IN 2019
With a new year comes a time to reflect on our old patterns and how to update our habits and improve ourselves. Do you typically make New Year’s Resolutions, and what is your track record at sticking to them? Personally, I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions. I educate myself throughout the year and when I …
HEARING HEALTH AND YOUR RETIREMENT
Costs such as health care may be at the forefront of your mind if you are nearing retirement. You will have to plan for healthcare once your job no longer provides it, and healthcare costs are always significant. One portion of your healthcare costs you may not have considered is the hearing-related costs. When the …
PLANNING HOLIDAY PARTIES WITH HEARING LOSS IN MIND
Now that the holidays are in full swing, there is no shortage of parties and family gatherings. If you have loved ones with hearing loss these get-togethers could bring on insecurity and anxiety. They can become overwhelmed and exhausted by the constant background noise and focus required by conversations in a loud environment. If you …
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UNEXPECTED LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH AND HEARING LOSS
If you or a loved one suffers from hearing loss, you have probably heard all of the common causes of hearing loss, from aging, illness and loud noises to earwax build-up. Some less common causes of hearing loss exist that you may not have heard about, however. It’s a good idea to know these as …
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TWO HEARING AIDS OR JUST ONE?
Often with hearing loss, people have more severe hearing damage in one ear than the other. Because hearing is sometimes lopsided, and also because hearing devices are pricey, we may be tempted to get only one hearing aid instead of two. But is that recommended? Teamwork Our ears are what we see, so it’s tempting …
NOISE POLLUTION AND YOUR HEARING HEALTH
We all know that noise pollution is a bad thing. We buy headphones that filter it out with “noise-cancelling technology” and it can get on our nerves if it goes on too long. Whether it’s a noisy lawnmower next door, loud traffic from a nearby road or airport, or neighbors who can’t keep their voices …
YOUR HEARING HEALTH: DIZZINESS AND BALANCE DISORDERS
You may know that inner ear issues can cause dizziness and balance disorders; but did you know that these disorders could soon be detected and possibly even remedied with MRI magnets. In 2011, Johns Hopkins Researchers made a discovery: the fluid in the inner ear can be affected by an MRI’s magnetic field. We already …
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CAN A STIGMA ROB YOU OF YOUR HEARING?
In this modern age, sometimes as we grow older, we can feel devalued. This can stem from a lot of things: with retirement we may feel that we are no longer contributing meaningfully to society, or that we are not being “useful.” Other factors can weigh on us as well. As our bodies age they …
THE BENEFITS AND AVAILABILITY OF LOOP SYSTEMS
Public settings, such as busy offices, airports or restaurants can be problematic for people with hearing aids. Background noise can interfere with your hearing and make it very frustrating to communicate in a busy environment. Problem Solved…Sometimes A technology called loop systems has been introduced to some public settings, which is changing all of this …
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