Stress Awareness Month: How Stress Affects Hearing Loss
Did you know? April is Stress Awareness Month! If you’re feeling stressed, it can actually impact your hearing health. Below we review the connection as well as tips for managing stress. How Is Stress Connected to Hearing Health? Below is a look at some of the ways stress can impact your hearing health: How to…
Selective Hearing vs. Hearing Loss: How to Tell the Difference
It’s happened to all of us at one point or another. We’re watching a movie or engrossed in a book and don’t hear our loved one ask for help making dinner or bringing in groceries. This is jokingly referred to as “selective hearing.” However, if you notice yourself or your spouse is having more and…
Home Safety Tips for Those with Hearing Loss
As we age, hearing loss becomes more common. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), nearly 25% of people 65 to 74 and 50% of those 75 and older have disabling hearing loss. If you or a loved one are one of these millions of people with hearing loss, it’s…
The Link Between Smoking & Hearing Loss
Smoking cigarettes is linked to a number of health concerns, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But did you know that it’s also linked to hearing loss? In fact, smoking doesn’t just put yourself at risk of this condition, but also those around you. What the Research…
Study Finds COVID-19 Can Directly Affect Inner Ear
As we see rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths drop, life is beginning to return to normal. But while you may be able to now attend a concert at Regent Theater, many people who have been infected with the novel coronavirus are still affected. New research shows that some are even experiencing inner ear…
Tips for Dealing with Hearing Loss at Work
Whether your hearing loss is mild or profound, it can have an impact on your ability to function in the workplace. In this post, we review strategies that can set you up for success. 1. Choose a Front-Row Seat at Meetings Staff meetings are notoriously challenging for employees with hearing loss, as there are usually…
Questions You Should Ask Your Audiologist to Better Understand Your Hearing Loss
If you’ve recognized the signs of hearing loss and scheduled an appointment with an audiologist for a hearing test, you probably have a lot of questions about what a hearing loss diagnosis could mean for you. To help you prepare for this important appointment, we’ve compiled a list of questions you should ask you audiologist…
Tips for Traveling with Tinnitus
Do you experience the ringing, roaring, hissing, whistling, buzzing or humming sounds in your ears known as tinnitus? Even if your tinnitus is well-managed, you may experience a spike in symptoms while traveling. This is because traveling is often a stressful experience. If you’re worried about experiencing tinnitus spikes on your next family vacation, we’ve…
What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While most patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD affects approximately 60,000…
What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). What is Sudden Deafness? Sudden deafness is an unexplained and rapid hearing loss that…