Category Archives: Hearing Health

It’s easy to chalk up a little hearing loss to aging. After all, just because you can’t hear as well as you once did doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t hear at all. But even slight hearing loss may lead to sharp cognitive decline. Age-related hearing loss is one of the most common health disorders associated ...click here to read more

Are you regularly being accused of not listening or being told you’re hard of hearing? If so, you could have something to be concerned about. But you could be completely fine too. Attention is an interesting thing. Your senses all have different jobs, but your ability to see and hear, for example, may be in ...click here to read more

The list of maladies enhanced by COVID-19 keeps growing. The latest might be your ability to hear. Although not a direct symptom of the virus, further damage to your impaired hearing may result from social isolation. Particularly for those treating hearing impairment with a hearing aid. People relying on hearing aids for better hearing may ...click here to read more

Having difficulty hearing certainly presents challenges. Some, like trouble communicating, are noticeable. Other effects can creep up slowly, ultimately putting mental health at risk. If you’re beginning to notice your hearing is not what it used to be, visiting a doctor is highly recommended. The sooner it’s recognized and assessed, the less damaging to your ...click here to read more

If you’ve had trouble hearing, you might be asking yourself, “can I reverse hearing loss?” The answer is not particularly clear cut. Hearing loss can be a significant frustration and reduce the quality of life. It can also be scary. Poor hearing is associated with isolation, depression, and other symptoms that you ultimately don’t want. ...click here to read more

You might notice the television is a little louder as your husband is watching in the other room. Or perhaps you’ve been having a hard time hearing your granddaughter’s voice on the other end of the phone. Are these struggles something to worry about? Most people experience some degree of hearing loss with age. Roughly ...click here to read more

If you’re not experiencing it yourself, you surely know someone that has experienced hearing loss. It’s frustrating regardless of what side you’ve been on. Take my dad, for example. It’s easy to carry on a conversation with him. These days, when we’re sitting at least six feet apart, we can go back and forth like ...click here to read more

There’s no denying the aging process. It happens to everybody everywhere in one way or another. The longer you’ve been alive, the longer your body has had to fight off damage. And that’s true regardless of how healthy you are. It’s not uncommon to struggle with the sense of sound. Sounds become muffled, you need ...click here to read more

Vision loss can interfere with auditory perception, potentially putting people at risk of injury, according to a new study. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University’s Vision and Eye Research Institute (VERI) published the findings in the journal Scientific Reports. They found that people with severe vision loss can less accurately judge the distance of nearby sounds. ...click here to read more

Going to concerts, sporting events, and other loud gatherings are distant memories. Although you might miss the camaraderie and connection, you probably don’t miss the abuse on your ears. You know, the ringing that makes it hard to fall asleep for the next day or two. But while the cause of ear ringing, or muted ...click here to read more

Experts agree that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia risk could be influenced by hearing loss. Among older adults, sound is important for stimulating the brain, and studies show the profound effect it has on health. There are many theories behind the relationship between hearing loss and dementia. Some experts believe that dementia creates certain conditions that ...click here to read more

Sometimes you’re sitting around and things sound a little different. Maybe you’ve got a head cold that’s limiting your ability to hear. Maybe some water from the shower is leaving your favorite song muffled. But when there is no reasonable explanation for a sudden hearing downgrade, you might want to have it checked it out. ...click here to read more

Your ears are the gateway to the sounds that surround you. The voices of loved ones, snow crunching between your feet, birds singing, and vehicles of all sizes screaming by, honking in support of striking teachers. But sometimes you just want to shut it all out so you strap on a pair of headphones to ...click here to read more

When the Beach Boys sang about good vibrations, I wonder if they were thinking about music’s influence on your health. It might not seem like it, but the ability to hear and feel sound vibrations may help with a variety of ailments from anxiety to joint pain. Hearing is about a lot more than listening ...click here to read more