You’ve just concluded your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now entering the room and provides you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these symbols, colors, and lines. This is supposed to highlight to you the exact, mathematically precise properties of your hearing loss, but to you it […]
We don’t need to tell you the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a completely different kind of problem: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing evaluated and treated. But just how are you supposed to get through to someone who denies there is even a […]
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a professional diagnosis, in spite of the reality that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss are very clear to other people. But are those with hearing loss just too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a handful of […]
If the unknown triggers anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is especially stressful. While nearly all of us have experience with the family physician and the hometown dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist might be a first. It sure would be helpful to have someone illustrate the process beforehand, wouldn’t it? Well, […]
Although the majority of us remain up to date with our yearly physical, dental cleaning, and eye examination, we usually forget to consider the health of our hearing. And when our hearing does start to worsen, it arises so slowly and gradually that we barely notice and neglect to do something about it. It’s this […]
Avoiding the Biggest Mistake in Treating Your Hearing Loss Do you recall the Q-Ray Bracelets? You know, the magnetic bracelets that promised to furnish immediate and significant pain relief from arthritis and other chronic disorders? Well, you won’t find much of that advertising anymore; in 2008, the manufacturers of the Q-Ray Bracelets were legally obligated […]
Hearing deficit is hazardously sneaky. It creeps up on you over the years so little by little you hardly detect it, making it easy to deny or ignore. And afterwards, when you eventually recognize the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off as troublesome and irritating due to the fact that its true consequences are […]
Popularity, wealth, and screaming fans — these are some of the words and phrases you’d use to describe the everyday life of a professional musician. But what you likely wouldn’t take into account is “hearing loss” or “tinnitus,” the not-so-enjoyable side-effects of all that prominence, wealth, and screaming. The bittersweet irony is, a musician’s hearing […]
85 decibels. That’s the noise measure at which repeated exposure can trigger severe hearing damage. 100 decibels. that is the sound measure hit by a rock show, which is not-so-good news for musicians or live concert goers. It’s also part of a larger problem: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately 30 […]
These days, countless individuals wear hearing aids each day to be able to hear better. This is nothing new, even though the technology has undeniably come a long way. Available in numerous shapes, sizes, and even colors, today’s hearing aids only weigh a few ounces when they used to weigh several pounds! They’re not only […]
