Summertime only lasts a few months, so it’s important to cram all you can into this fun warm-weather time. Since the kids are off school and you may be taking more time off work, you will likely head out to enjoy the summer with fireworks, music festivals and more. While these are all certainly enjoyable […]
Scientists and doctors have long since documented that our brains shrink in size as we gain entry into our senior years. It turns out, though, that taking care of your hearing health can have a positive effect on other areas of your body –your brain in particular. There are many clear benefits to protecting your […]
Jeff Beck, Neil Young, Ludwig van Beethoven and Eric Clapton – what trait do these diverse musicians all share? They all suffered permanent hearing loss, directly as a result of playing their music. I often work with musicians who have experienced hearing damage as a result of their longtime love of playing music. When a […]
Patients often ask precisely why hearing in crowds of people is especially challenging for them. Person-to-person conversations and even small group conversations don’t cause them any trouble. Not so in crowded situations. Whether in large public space outdoors such as a football game or indoors at a party, they report being unable to distinguish the […]
Hearing loss may appear in many forms, and can occur suddenly, as the result of injuries or trauma, or gradually, as the result of the aging process. The experience of hearing loss may range from mild episodes of not being able to hear conversations correctly to extreme periods of total deafness, and may be either […]
One aspect of hearing loss which is seldom addressed is the simple decrease in safety of people who have hearing difficulties. For example, imagine that a fire starts in your home; if you’re like most people you have smoke detectors to sound an alert so that you and your family can evacuate the premises before […]
Roughly 6 million teenagers nationwide suffer some type of loss of hearing, and this number has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. While experts say that this hearing loss is in part caused by sustained exposure to high volumes of music from portable players and phones, participation in marching band is another possible cause. […]
Navigating through the world with hearing loss can be challenging at times, especially when you need to depend on your hearing for safety. Driving a car is one area that can cause problems for many people suffering from impaired hearing. Thankfully, just because you have difficulty hearing does not mean that safe driving is out […]
When many people think of post-combat injuries among veterans, they think of missing limbs, post-traumatic stress, and brain trauma. Hearing loss, though, may not often come to mind. Here are 5 facts you may not know about hearing loss among veterans. Hearing loss is the most prevalent injury among post-combat veterans. – Hearing loss beats […]
Whether you are young or old, you may experience hearing loss. In fact, nearly 12 percent of kids age 6 through 19 have noise induced hearing loss according to the American Academy of Audiology. Of all birth defects, hearing loss presents itself more often than any other congenital defect in the United States. In fact, […]
