It’s hard to believe but most individuals have gone more than ten years without getting a hearing test. Harper is one of them. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she shows up dutifully for her annual medical test. She even replaces her timing belt every 6000 miles. But […]
If you have a partner with neglected hearing loss, you know that getting their attention can be… a problem. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a standard, indoor volume level, so you get no reply. You try raising your volume and saying Greg’s name again but […]
Most patients undergoing balloon sinuplasty choose to have it done with oral sedation in the office. This saves thousands of dollars over having it done with general anesthesia in the hospital. Over 90% of patients feel this is easier than having a dental filling. […]
There are many commonly recognized causes of hearing loss, but few people realize the dangers that certain chemicals present to their hearing. While there are several groups of people at risk, individuals in industries like textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have increased exposure. You can protect your quality of life by knowing what […]
Music is an important part of Aiden’s life. He listens to Spotify while at work, switches to Pandora while jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: gaming, cooking, gym time, and everything else. His headphones are just about always on, his life a totally soundtracked affair. But the very thing that Aiden loves, the […]
You first notice the sound when you’re in bed attempting to sleep: Your ear has a whooshing or pulsating in it. The sound is rhythmic in tune with your heartbeat. And once you hear that sound, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you up, which is not good because you need your sleep and […]
Let’s pretend you go to a rock show. You’re cool, so you spend the entire night up front. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next morning, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That’s not as fun.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear when you wake […]
Eighty percent of sleep apnea patients are men. However, women after menopause and men have equal rates of sleep apnea. Women often snore less than men, but weight gain, heart failure, hypertension, and not feeling rested during the day are symptoms of sleep apnea. […]
Congratulations! You’ve just become the proud owner of hearing aids – an incredible piece of modern tech. But, as with all new devices, there will be things that hearing aid wearers wish somebody had informed them about. Let’s examine how a new hearing aid owner can eliminate the 9 most common hearing aid errors. 1. […]
Are you experiencing ringing in your ears that’s driving you mad? Learn whether your tinnitus is inherited or what the cause might be. Tinnitus, what exactly is it? Tinnitus is the term describing a person’s perception of a ringing, droning, or buzzing in the ear with no external stimulus present to explain this experience. The […]
