As the cool air and vibrant colors of autumn roll in, so do the sounds that make this season unique, children laughing as they trick-or-treat, the satisfying crunch of leaves underfoot, and the crackling of a warm fire. Now imagine how much less enjoyable your fall experience will be if those sounds begin to fade […]
The majority of people aren’t proactive about the health of their hearing and probably haven’t had a hearing screening since grade school because it’s usually not part of a routine adult physical. Fortunately, a professional hearing specialist can uncover a wealth of information from a hearing examination which can be used to both identify any […]
You scheduled a hearing test but you’re so busy it’s reasonable that you would have forgotten about it. It’s a good thing you received a text from the clinic reminding you in time for you to prepare. But what type of preparation should you do? While it might not call for an all-night study session […]
Why is having routine hearing assessments essential? That’s because your overall health can be considerably impacted by hearing loss. Having your hearing examined regularly can help you detect hearing loss early, get care sooner, and, improve your health, well-being, and quality of life. Who should get a hearing examination? Your health and well-being can be […]
There are a wide variety of reasons for muffled hearing. In most instances, this situation is temporary. But muffled hearing can also be a sign that a more serious hearing problem is occurring. That’s because, in general, hearing loss is a slowly developing condition. Symptoms show up slowly over a long time period. One of […]
There’s nothing that’s good about cancer. Because of this, patients receiving cancer treatment will in some cases feel compelled to disregard cancer treatment side effects, such as hearing loss, as trivial. But for a great number of cancer survivors, there is a life after cancer and that’s an important thing to keep in mind. And, […]
You might think of your favorite sci-fi movie when somebody starts talking about artificial intelligence (AI). But today, AI is a reality that we all need to get accustomed to. This is especially true with regard to hearing aids. Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all hearing aids that merely raise the volume of sounds around […]
You know you’re feeling moody these days but you’re not quite certainly why. Well, you did feel excluded earlier this morning when no one bothered to bring you into the meeting discussion at the office and that was irritating. Your daughter got up and abruptly left the house after becoming irritated when you kept asking […]
Hearing loss is usually a slow process, making it easy to disregard the subtle changes in your ability to perceive sounds. Although children are regularly tested, most adults don’t even think about scheduling a hearing exam like they would their vision. You wouldn’t ignore a decline in your vision, so why wouldn’t you monitor the […]
Determining hearing loss is more complex than it might seem at first. You can probably hear certain things clearly at lower volumes but not others. You might confuse certain letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters just fine at any volume. It will become more evident why you notice inconsistencies with your hearing […]
