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Around 10% of the population has some degree of hearing loss, and unfortunately, our chances of experiencing hearing loss increase as we age. Especially since your hearing can have a profound impact on your mental and physical well-being, it’s worth learning how you can hear better and live your life to the fullest.
As we grow older, managing our health seems to become a more challenging task, and research suggests that there may be a connection between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s. Understanding what Alzheimer’s is, and how it’s connected to hearing loss, can be beneficial for identifying your next best steps to preventing, if not delaying, this memory-related disease.
For many people, the holiday season is full of family traditions deeply rooted in their minds by a lifetime of celebrations and quality moments. Fond recollections of loved ones and special times over the years have systematically been stored into pockets of cognitive recall deep inside the brain. These are more commonly known as memories.
If you have hearing loss, you know how much it can impact your daily routine. From putting in an order at a coffee shop to communicating with your loved ones, everything seems to require a little bit more effort than it used to. But there is a way to diminish the challenges that accompany hearing loss: hearing aids. Here are just 4 reasons you should consider improving your hearing to improve your quality of life.
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. Likewise, the medications we take to treat our ailments can be as detrimental as the ailments themselves. 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.
One of the most common questions from hearing aid wearers is: Can you wear your hearing aids at night? Without hearing aids, many people worry they won’t be able to hear their children, a smoke alarm in the middle of the night, or their alarm clock in the morning. Hearing aids can be worn at night, but it is not recommended. Here’s why.
Maybe you’ve started noticing that your hearing loss has made your life more difficult. Perhaps when you try and talk with your loved ones, they become frustrated because you always struggle to hear them. At this point, you feel like there is no hope and that your social life is over. Sound familiar? Your hearing loss may be causing you to experience depression, but don’t feel too dismayed. Although hearing loss has been known to cause depression, many cases of hearing loss are treatable.
Classifying hearing losses that do not exceed 40 dB as 'mild' does a disservice to those suffering from such losses, especially children. Did you know that even a 30 dB hearing loss can cause a child to miss almost half of the activity in a classroom environment? Statistics show that up to 37% of children with mild hearing loss will fail a grade in grammar school. Here are a few more reasons why you should take mild hearing loss seriously.
While some forms of hearing loss occur later in life, such as age-related hearing loss or noise-induced hearing loss, others can onset when we are young. More often than not, hearing loss that occurs at a young age is a form of genetic hearing loss. Let's take a moment to understand how genetic hearing loss can be inherited, diagnosed, and treated.
While age-related hearing loss is the most common type of sensorineural hearing loss, more unusual forms of sensorineural hearing loss also exist, like cookie bite hearing loss. Although most hearing losses affect one’s ability to hear high frequencies, cookie bite affects mid-range frequencies. If you suspect you have cookie bite hearing loss, it’s important to understand what it is, if treatments are available, and if hearing aids are an option.