Why is it important to get your hearing examined regularly? Well, the truth is that hearing loss can have considerable and long-term impacts on your general wellness. Your quality of life will be improved, your health will be improved, and you will get proper treatment faster if you get evaluated regularly. Getting a hearing exam […]
Physically, you will usually get several years out of your hearing aids, but as your degree of hearing loss changes, your hearing aids might need an upgrade. Comparable to prescription glasses, hearing aids are customized to accommodate your specific auditory needs, necessitating regular reassessment. Assuming correct programming and fitting, here’s a guideline for their longevity. […]
Your workplace has opted to promote teamwork and cooperation by opening up the office floor plan. However, you find yourself having difficulties in this new configuration. It’s because the increased noise is making it challenging to follow along with conversation and not because you miss the privacy of cubical walls. The inability to follow along […]
It’s normal to want to learn about the side effects of a medication when you begin taking it. Can it give you a stomach ache? Will it cause your mouth to dry out? Make you drowsy? You may not even know about some of the more impactful side effects, such as hearing loss. Ototoxicity is […]
There are a wide variety of reasons for muffled hearing. In the majority of cases, this condition is short-term. But muffled hearing can also be a sign that a more severe hearing issue is taking place. That’s because, for the most part, hearing loss is a slowly progressing condition. Symptoms develop slowly over a long […]
Modern cell phones have become a lot clearer and more dependable nowadays. But that doesn’t mean everyone can hear you all the time. And for individuals who have hearing loss, it can be especially difficult. There must be a simple solution for that, right? Why not utilize a set of hearing aids to make your […]
Taking care of your hearing aids likely seems easy enough. After all, you were probably given a set of care guidelines when you originally purchased your devices. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to in regard to regular hearing aid maintenance. Still, getting all of that information at once means you […]
Does hearing loss get worse as you age? Hearing loss is a common gradually developing condition that impacts all adults. In fact, over 50% of individuals 75 and older have difficulty hearing. Presbycusis The slowly advancing condition of hearing loss as we age is commonly known as presbycusis. There’s no one definitive cause for this […]
It’s no fun when you can’t sleep at night. And when it happens frequnetly, it’s especially vexing. You toss and turn and probably stare at the clock (or your phone) and stress about just how tired you’ll be the next day. When these types of sleepless nights persistently occur, medical professionals tend to use the […]
Genetic predisposition, aging, and prolonged exposure to loud sound are all common factors that can contribute to hearing loss. But the link between hearing loss and diabetes is not as well known. Allow us to elaborate. How is your risk of developing hearing loss raised by diabetes? The prevalence of diabetes increases as you get […]