How Musicians Can Protect Their Hearing
Whether you’re a concert-goer or concert-performer, it’s essential for you to take measures to protect your hearing in order to be able to continue enjoying the music well into old age. The threshold for sounds that are considered safe is 85 dB – around the volume of a crowded restaurant. Rock concerts and symphonies clock…
Tips for Dating Someone with Hearing Loss
Whether it’s your first date or your hundredth date, it can be difficult to know what communication needs your date has if they have hearing loss or wear hearing aids. Here are some tips for making the most of your date with your favorite Valentine. Planning date when you have hearing loss The restaurant that…
Noise-Cancelling Headphones Can Protect Against Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a widespread concern in Los Angeles and across Southern California. Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t confined to senior citizens; people can develop a hearing impairment at any age—especially if they are exposed to frequent noise. Listening to Music Safely What causes hearing loss? The world is a noisy place. It’s no…
Why You Shouldn’t Take a Newborn to the Movies
Los Angeles is closely associated with the golden age of cinema, and movies remain a favorite pastime for residents of southern California, even if the theater-going experience has changed over the years. Some parents are so enraptured with the latest Terminator flick they insist on bringing their infant along, but this is a bad idea…
Can Your Hearing Loss Be Corrected with Surgery?
For all the glitz and glamour Southern California offers, many residents of Los Angeles struggle with enjoying the many entertainment options. That’s because they have hearing loss, a condition that negatively impacts many areas of their everyday lives. Most patients must resign themselves to wearing hearing aids, but a lucky few may be able to…
Facts About Hearing Loss in California
October is National Audiology Awareness Month—the perfect opportunity to learn more about hearing loss, a chronic condition that affects about 20 percent of adults in Orange County throughout Southern California. With so many misconceptions about hearing, we’d like to share some facts. The Truth About Hearing Health Hearing loss is the third most common physical…
How to Overcome Listening Fatigue
One in five residents of Los Angeles experiences hearing loss to some degree. The effects of a hearing impairment are far-reaching and include isolation, anxiety, depression and a variety of physical health complications. The fact is, hearing loss is downright exhausting for those who must contend with it on a daily basis. This results in…
Four Reasons You Should Invest in Your Hearing Health
While hearing loss is quite common (there are 48 million people throughout the country experiencing it right now), only about 20 percent who could benefit from the use of a hearing aid actually uses one. Your Los Angeles audiologist wants to help you see why investing in a treatment for your hearing loss can do…
Facts About Ruptured Eardrums
If you’ve ever experienced an eardrum rupture in Los Angeles, you are well aware of the pain this can cause. We’ve collected some facts about ruptured eardrums that will help you learn about their causes and what to do if you experience one. Symptoms of Eardrum Perforations The eardrum, or tympanic membrane, is the thin…
Can Hearing Loss Lead to Poor Academic Performance?
Many people assume hearing loss is a condition associated with aging, but in reality, the vast majority of patients with hearing loss in Orange County and throughout the United States are younger than 65. Only 35 percent are older. Many of these patients are children; in addition to the social and emotional consequences of hearing…