Although it’s true that there is presently no scientifically-proven way to cure tinnitus, researchers are hard at work to discover one. In the meantime, a range of tinnitus therapy options exist that can afford considerable relief. Think about it in this way. If you have a headache, you take Tylenol regardless of the fact that […]
Memory loss often takes center stage when it comes to concerns about our health, especially as we age. However, there are important reasons why we should also focus on our hearing. Hearing is a critical aspect of our daily lives; especially in building and sustaining relationships. However, hearing loss doesn't just disrupt communication, it is […]
Contributed by Debbie Clason, staff writer for Healthy Hearing Wednesday, April 15th 2015 Karen Van Doorne, Au.D., FAAA loves helping people hear better so much, she had a difficult time with retirement. "I retired in 2008 because I thought I was done with audiology — but I didn't like retirement at all," she said with […]
Contributed by Debbie Clason, staff writer for Healthy Hearing Thanks to your magnificent brain, you’ve been learning things since you were a child. In fact, much of what your brain does for you goes unnoticed – blinking, swallowing, listening – and we only become aware of it when doesn’t work like it should. Take hearing, for instance. […]
It may come as a surprise for many to learn that the symptoms of untreated hearing loss are very similar to those of Alzheimer’s Disease, and that the symptoms often assumed to be caused by worsening dementia are no more than the symptoms caused by impaired hearing. But the fact that untreated hearing loss worsens […]