Is hearing loss more than a minor problem? Left undiagnosed, hearing loss has an extreme effect on life including damaging physical health, job performance and, yes, even social life. Some individual can take their hearing for granted, that's until they start noticing little changes like conversations that seem unclear or TV sound that no longer […]
Here’s something to stop doing today: cleaning your ears with anything smaller than your elbow. That’s right – even that box of swabs in your bathroom has a warning label somewhere on it that tells you not to stick them into your ear canal. Yet so many people still do it. Why? Especially when everyone […]
When hearing problems start, so does the advice. The first suggestion is usually, “You should get your hearing checked.” But to be honest, when loved ones first start lobbing that advice, most people don’t immediately jump in the car and drive madly to the hearing clinic. And they probably won’t mention a possible hearing problem […]
Is it possible that work is causing damage to your hearing? This problem is referred to as occupational hearing loss and it is very common. Employment exposes workers to repeated loud noises that do eventually cost them their hearing without precautions in place. Here are a few facts you need to know regarding occupational […]
Sound is so deep incorporated into people’s lives that it’s hard not to take it for granted. Still, each year 20 percent of Americans lose their ability to hear. In fact, for those over 65 years of age, one in three of them suffer from some level of hearing loss, explains the Hearing Loss Association […]
It is a fact that hearing loss affects around 14 percent of the adult population in this country – including 25 percent of people over the age of 55. Tack on another 14.9 percent for kids who have some degree of hearing loss, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the impact this […]
We all want to stay mentally sharp as we age, which is why brain training games have become so popular. They work to preserve our mental function and, even more significantly, our memories. But is that what’s actually happening? We won’t get into the debate here, but it is sufficient to say that the latest […]
