HEARING TIPS
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Treat Your Hearing Loss
We all put things off, routinely talking ourselves out of stressful or uncomfortable tasks in favor of something more enjoyable or fun. Distractions are all around as we tell ourselves that we will sooner or later get around to whatever we’re presently working hard to...
How Insects are Revolutionizing Hearing Aids
Present day hearing aids have come a long way; current models are remarkably effective and include exceptional digital capabilities, such as wireless connectivity, that markedly enhance a person’s ability to hear along with their overall quality of life. But there is...
6 Ways Your Brain Transforms Sound Into Emotion
It has long been established that there are powerful connections among sound, music, emotion, and memory, and that our personal experiences and preferences determine the type and intensity of emotional response we have to various sounds. For example, research has...
Why Choose a Local Hearing Care Provider?
The hearing healthcare marketplace has two barriers that prevent people from attaining healthier hearing: The inability to recognize hearing loss in the first place (on account of its gradual onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive solution....
The Right Way to Clean Your Ears
Blausen.com staff. "Blausen gallery 2014".That there is a right way to clean your ears suggests that there is a wrong way, and for sure, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is widespread, and it breaches the very first rule of cleaning your ears: don’t insert...
The Surprising Statistics Behind Occupational Hearing Loss
It’s common to think of hearing loss as an inevitable problem linked with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s daily use of iPods. But the numbers illustrate that the greater problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work. In...
Finding Financial Assistance for Your Hearing Aids
The saying “you get what you pay for” is especially true of hearing aids, and although modern-day hearing aids are engineered to be more effective than ever, they’re not exactly cheap, either. Fortunately, modern digital hearing aids, while not cheap, ARE becoming...
Understanding Your Treatment Options for Tinnitus
Approximately 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no outside sound source exists. This phantom sound is frequently identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or...
6 Ways to Save Your Hearing
The World Health Organization reports that 1.1 billion people are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss, caused by exposure to intense sound levels from personal music devices and noisy environments such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. An...
The Psychology of Hearing Loss
If we genuinely want to understand hearing loss, we have to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing increasingly challenging, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. In conjunction, the two...