Hearing Loss or Ear Clogged With Wax? Here’s How to Tell

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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Tips for Improved Communication with People with Impaired Hearing

Here are some tips for improved communication with people with impaired hearing: If you are the speaker 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 […]

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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 […]

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