Do you find yourself straining to understand what someone has said? Or that you need to turn your television up just a little bit louder, so it sounds clearer to you? It’s possible you’re experiencing the effects of hearing loss, but it could also be something much more simple: a buildup of earwax. For some,… […]
Category: Hearing Health
More Links Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in Elders
We’ve talked before about the important research taking place about hearing loss in older age and associated cognitive decline. Before this research first started coming out, hearing loss was viewed as a mere inconvenience whose symptoms could be treated to whatever satisfactory level the patient was interested in (with a significant number of people never… […]
Working Remotely While Suffering from Hearing Loss
During the current pandemic, many people have managed to hold on to their office jobs by being able to work remotely. Use of teleconferencing services like Zoom, Teams, and Skype has skyrocketed as people try to meet with colleagues and clients virtually. Whether it’s lagging video, poor sound, people covering up their faces as they… […]
Hearing Aids and Wearing Face Masks: Some Tips for Success
Health risks aside, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an entirely separate challenge for people suffering from hearing loss. Communication was all of a sudden harder, because with everyone wearing masks everywhere, it was no longer possible to read people’s lips as an aid to deciphering what they were saying. Even for those fully capable of… […]
12 Tips for Improved Communication with People with Impaired Hearing
Here are some tips for improved communication with people with impaired hearing: Face the person directly on the same level whenever possible. Be sure that the light is shining on your face, not in the eyes of the person with impaired hearing. Do not talk from another room; if you must, make sure that the… […]
Parents: Setting Good Habits to Prevent Hearing Loss in Children
As parents, it’s our job to teach our kids habits that will keep them healthy for the rest of their lives. If you’re reading our blog, then you probably have some experience with hearing loss in your life, and so, it should be clear that it’s very important to set good habits that prevent your… […]
Eating Your Way to Hearing Health
One of the first things a hearing loss patient learns is that hearing loss is treatable but not reversible. But can you do things to help minimize your chance of hearing loss in the first place? Sure, you can protect your ears from loud environments, but age-related hearing loss has always been considered as an… […]
3 Resources for Better Understanding of Your Hearing Loss
As healthcare professionals in the field of hearing health, our job is not only to treat our patients with the utmost standards of care; we are also on a mission to educate the public about the importance of hearing loss and hearing loss care. With that in mind here are three great resources our patients… […]
Hearing Loss and Sex
We’ve often said that hearing loss can be a taboo subject for some people, because for some reason it carries a stigma. If that’s the case, then get ready for the true taboo subject, which is just another part of life that those suffering from hearing loss have to deal with—having sex with hearing loss.… […]
The 4 Biggest Hearing Loss Myths and The Truths Behind Them
The world of hearing heath suffers from a lot of misconceptions and hearsay. As an audiologist, a part of my job is to educate patients and the general public about facts related to hearing health. Here are four of the most common hearing health myths, and the truth behind them: Nothing helps hearing loss —… […]