hearing

How to reverse hearing loss

Our senses keep us in touch with reality. They are our gateway to the outside world and are essential to our experience of reality. Take one of our senses away or even just diminish its quality, and suddenly, the world is not the same anymore. Over 35 million adults in the U.S. suffer from meaningful ...click here to read more

New therapies treat hearing loss

The 21st century used to seem like an incredible and distant future. It was something you would read about in science fiction books. Now that we live in an era where much of that fantasy has become a reality, we can appreciate the technological leap we have taken in less than half a century. We ...click here to read more

Surprising cause of hearing loss

Hearing loss is often associated with deafness or a total inability to hear, but in most cases, people with hearing loss are not deaf—they can hear some sounds, but not all or not in all settings. Hearing is very subtle; we take the auditory aspect of our existence for granted, and even if we cover ...click here to read more

This may be robbing you of your hearing

Hearing loss has always been viewed as a problem common among the elderly and people with a track record of working in noisy industrial settings. This assumption may have held some truth in the past, but more recently, the situation has changed. The hearing-impaired crowd is getting younger, the causes of hearing loss are easy to pinpoint, and, ...click here to read more

Your ears will thank you for this

When it comes to what’s good for your health, there are facts, there are myths, and then there’s this gray area of assumptions. What’s done by the majority is often assumed to be the right thing to do, despite medical professionals advising otherwise. Take ear hygiene, for example. The overwhelming majority of people use cotton ...click here to read more

Meniere’s disease (inner ear disorder) update: Natural remedies, causes, symptoms, risk factors, and tinnitus

This health news roundup discusses Meniere’s disease, an inner ear disorder, along with other ear conditions, natural remedies for ear problems, and tinnitus – which is ringing in the ears. Below you will discover the causes, symptoms, and treatments for Meniere’s disease, tinnitus as a symptom in Meniere’s disease, other symptoms of Meniere’s disease such ...click here to read more

Tinnitus treatment by retraining the brain may work to alleviate ringing symptoms: Study

Tinnitus treatment retraining the brain may work to alleviate the ringing symptoms. Professor Michael Merzenich at UB San Francisco, not involved in the study, commented, “This work is the most clearheaded documentation to this point of what’s actually happening in the brain’s cortex in ways that account for the ongoing genesis of sound. As soon ...click here to read more

Hearing loss risk increases with earbud usage, listening to loud sounds with earbuds on

Doctors worry that the steady onslaught of booming music, especially through earbuds, can damage the hearing of a generation wired for sound. However, the affected will not realize it right away – not until hearing loss takes over years later. Thanks to the smartphone revolution that has taken the entire world by storm, more than ...click here to read more

Truth about hearing loss you didn’t know

Hearing loss is becoming a growing problem, and it doesn’t affect seniors only. In fact, with the rise of portable music players, many teens are cranking up the volume, putting their hearing at risk. An estimated 15 percent of adults report some trouble hearing, and men are more likely to endure hearing problems than women. ...click here to read more

Hearing aids boost seniors’ minds

A new study suggests wearing a hearing aid helps slow down cognitive impairment in seniors with hearing loss. It is well known that hearing loss is tied to mental decline. Thus, preserving or maintaining hearing health can help maintain a strong mind. Researcher Dr. Anil Lalwani said, “We know that hearing aids can keep older ...click here to read more