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 …
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 …
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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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 …
When retirement is looming, it is necessary to begin to think about healthcare costs and how they will be covered when you are no longer working. Hearing healthcare is a part of those healthcare costs, and must be factored into the equation. An American couple retiring in 2018 may expect a little more than $400,000 …
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It’s summer time! The kids are officially out of school and the sun is shining! It’s time for swimming at the beach and the pool, picnics at the park, and outdoor concerts in the evening. Outdoor concerts and festivals are the perfect opportunity to get outside, meet great people, and often hear great music. Concerts can …
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The most common causes of hearing damage are well known: long-term exposure to noise higher than 80 decibels, like repeated exposure to factory machinery, loud music or lawn equipment, or one-time exposure to very loud noise such as an explosion or gunshot near your ear. Other lesser-known sources of hearing loss can also have an …
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Modern technology of hearing aids is amazing: they are small enough to fit inside an ear unnoticed, and they can “restore hearing” to people with hearing loss, allowing a normal life. There are probably times you have gone somewhere without the use of your hearing aids and come to realize everything they do for you …
If you have hearing loss, you know that it has many causes, from excessive noise, aging, Meniere’s disease to otosclerosis. But did you know that research shows that people with diabetes are twice as likely to have hearing loss than non-diabetics? This is striking, considering how common diabetes has become in recent years. The Connection …
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Millions of Americans suffer from tinnitus. Interestingly, some do not experience the symptoms of tinnitus as strongly as others. It doesn’t seem to bother them as much as it bothers everyone else. The University of Illinois did a study that found a reason for this difference. It turns out some people process emotional sounds differently …
