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 […]
Have you ever lost your earbuds? (Or, perhaps, inadvertently left them in the pocket of a pullover that went through the laundry?) All of a sudden, your morning jog is a million times more boring. You have a dull and dreary commute to work. And your virtual meetings are suffering from poor audio quality. The […]
Hearing loss has a track record for showing itself slowly. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. It’s nothing to worry about, you simply need the volume on the TV a little louder, no big deal, right? That’s usually the case, yes, but not always. It turns out hearing loss can also occur abruptly […]
The majority of people who wear hearing aids are satisfied with their experience: As reported by one recent survey, when speaking one-on-one, 91% of individuals who use hearing aids are satisfied with their experience. When speaking about specific activities, 85% were satisfied in a group environment and watching TV, 78% while shopping, and 75% in […]
As your body gets older, it’s not hard to notice the changes. You get wrinkles. You begin to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your joints start to stiffen. Your skin gets a little saggy in places. Maybe your eyesight and your hearing both begin to diminish a little. It’s pretty difficult not to […]
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 […]
For just a moment, picture that you have a job as a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a potential client. Your company is being looked at for a job and several people from your business have come together on a conference call. All of the different voices get a bit muddled […]
Isn’t pizza fascinating? As long as a few criteria are met, you can adjust toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. But as long as you have a hard time hearing sound, it’s still hearing loss regardless of whether it’s caused by genetic factors, age, blockages, or […]
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the link? Brain health and hearing loss have a link which medical science is beginning to understand. Your risk of getting dementia is increased with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. These two seemingly unconnected health disorders could have a pathological connection. So, how does hearing loss put […]
