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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 genetic hearing loss treatment, as well as how it can be inherited and diagnosed.
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.
Planning for a trip is always a chore, whether it’s a weekend jaunt to the beach or a month-long vacation in an exotic location. If you suffer from hearing loss, it can make planning even more complicated. How will you navigate? Will you need special accommodations?
Musicians with hearing loss are certainly not alone. In fact, a study from 2014 revealed that musicians are almost 4 times more likely to acquire hearing loss than non-musicians. The same study also found that musicians were twice as likely to develop tinnitus. Just because you may be developing hearing loss, your chance to enjoy playing or listening to music isn’t over. Here are 5 tips that will help you to stay positive and continue to enjoy the music you love.
Cookie bite hearing loss is not only rare, but it can also be difficult to identify. However, noticeable symptoms of cookie bite hearing loss typically arise when an individual is in their 30s or 40s. As such, if you or your loved one is experiencing symptoms like those mentioned above, it may be time to learn more about this rare hearing loss type.
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.
Advanced Affordable Hearing's HearClear brand hearing aids can do a great deal to help high frequency hearing loss. If you feel that you may have high frequency hearing loss yourself, let's take a moment to understand what that means and how exactly our hearing aids can help.
Depression and hearing loss are connected because of the effects that hearing loss can have on one’s ability to enjoy life. If this sounds familiar to you, your untreated hearing loss may be causing you to experience depression. The good news is that, while hearing loss can cause depression, many cases of hearing loss are treatable.
As with most things, even exercise has its share of potential downsides, one of which is exercise induced hearing loss. Especially if you visit the gym on the daily, or enjoy lifting those weights, you may be at greater risk for experiencing permanent damage to your ability to hear. Let’s take a moment to explore how exercised induced hearing loss occurs and how it can be prevented.
There are three main classifications of hearing loss currently recognized: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed. In addition to the type of hearing loss, it is possible to only have deficiency in one ear (unilateral) or both ears (bilateral). Within each classification of loss, there are varying degrees of severity as well. Let's take a look at each hearing loss type and break them down a bit further.