In today’s noisy world, finding peace and quiet can be difficult even in the best of circumstances. For nearly 50 million Americans, silence is unattainable because they suffer from tinnitus. However, there is good news to report - wearing hearing aids has proven to be a good tinnitus treatment, reducing the effects of this annoying problem.
As we age we naturally lose some of our ability to hear sound. An additional obstacle is that many (as many as 10%-15%) people separately acquire tinnitus.
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.
Can hearing loss increase the chances of a middle-aged person acquiring a memory-related disease? This question had gone unanswered until Dr. Yune S. Lee from Ohio State University chose to explore it. In 2018, Dr. Lee sought to determine if hearing loss in middle-aged adults is a risk factor for dementia. If dementia runs in your family, you may be interested to know how you can prevent it. Continue reading to learn more about early onset dementia and its connection to hearing loss.
With hearing loss in both ears, it’s often recommended that a person wear two hearing aids instead of just one. However, this becomes more debatable when a person only has hearing loss in one ear, or unilateral hearing loss. In cases where a person experiences significant to profound hearing loss in one ear, it is often referred to as single-sided deafness. Continue reading to learn more about this hearing loss type, what causes it, and how hearing aids might be able to help.
Did you know that gender may play a role in your likelihood of acquiring hearing loss? In fact, Johns Hopkins University found that men are five times more likely to be diagnosed with hearing loss than women. Despite what many may assume, gender as a risk factor has less to do with biology and more to do with gender roles.
Did you know that working out can also help you to hear better? By improving your overall physical health with exercise, you are more likely to maintain better hearing health. To keep hearing your best in the years to come, let’s explore how hitting the gym can keep your body and hearing in tip-top condition.
Jobs that keep you physically active, like construction work, don't entirely put you in the clear from health issues resulting from your work environment. One particular health concern that many people in such industries may face is noise-induced hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss occurs when a person is exposed to damaging sound levels for extended periods of time. If your job regularly puts you in a noisy work environment, you may benefit from learning more about this hearing loss, how to prevent it, and what you can do if you have it.
More often than not, physical ailments are not isolated: They arise in pairs. When one part of our body is impacted, it’s likely that another part of our body will be impacted as well. In recent years, research has suggested that there may be a connection between arthritis and hearing loss. Let’s explore these two health concerns, how they may be connected, and what can be done about it.
Almost 300,000 veterans have been diagnosed with hearing loss that resulted from their service, according to Veteran Affairs. If you, or one of your loved ones, served in the military, and you suspect hearing loss, continue reading to learn more about how hearing loss most often impacts veterans.
