February is American Heart Month, and as a hearing aid company, we have a specific topic we’d like to discuss in regard to your heart health: your hearing.
If you’ve been diagnosed with presbycusis, you may be wondering: What is presbycusis and how can it be treated? Presbycusis is a hearing problem caused by aging. In fact, presbycusis is more commonly known as age-related hearing loss.
If you suspect (or have already been diagnosed) with a condition related to your thyroid gland, you may be wondering: can thyroid problems impact your hearing?
From high school fields to NFL stadiums, football teams all over the country will be taking to the field this autumn to compete. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the sport and health hazards that exist within it, they may suffer damage to their hearing health over the course of the football season.
Although it can be easy to assume that hearing loss only impacts a person’s hearing, it doesn’t. Humans are very social creatures. Unfortunately for those with hearing loss, our social interactions heavily depend on our ability to hear. Losing one’s ability to hear can significantly impact one’s quality of life.
Do you find that you’re scared to go out in public due to your anxiety and hearing loss? Do you get nervous during conversations – and hesitate to participate – because you can’t hear well? A hearing aid may be the solution, but it’s not the only one.
Summer is here again! Cold weather is far behind us and we are enjoying hot and sunny days. However, summer hearing hazards exist, and you should know about them!
When was the last time you rocked out in your car on the way home from work, cranking up the volume when your favorite song came on? For most of us, it was probably yesterday. It’s tempting to turn it up. However, for our hearing health, it’s important that we say no to our inner rock legend and keep the sound levels reasonable.
As we get older, regular visits to the doctor are even more crucial to keeping our health in check. At the same time, however, we are also more likely to acquire age-related hearing loss. When you have hearing loss, you may struggle to even hear the questions your doctor asks or what medications he prescribes. To make those trips to the doctor easier, try following these 3 tips.
You can address cookie bite hearing loss with the help of hearing aids. Before purchasing hearing aids, however, it’s valuable to understand how this hearing loss affects your hearing. A more unusual form of sensorineural hearing loss, cookie bite hearing loss impacts one’s ability to hear mid-range frequencies rather than high-frequencies. If you have been struggling to hear and suspect you are suffering from cookie bite hearing loss, continue reading for more information on what this hearing loss is and what treatments are available.
