Did you know that working in a dangerously loud environment can affect your hearing? Yes, your job and work environment could be causing damage to your hearing. Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common causes of hearing damage,...
Hearing Loss in Teens and Young Adults
Most teenagers are not concerned about their hearing; however, they should be. Recently, the rate of hearing loss in young adults has gone up. Approximately 20% of teens suffer from hearing loss to some extent. Although in most cases the...
Hereditary Hearing Loss
Did you know hearing loss can be hereditary? Approximately 1 out of 500 infants are born with or eventually have hearing loss throughout their childhood. Due to the fact that there are many different causes of hearing loss, it is...
Hearing Loss Prevention
The most common cause of hearing loss in today’s society is noise-induced. Luckily, this type of hearing loss is completely preventable. In fact, one-third of permanent hearing loss is preventable with proper hearing loss prevention strategies(1). To keep your ears...
Facts vs. Myths About Hearing Loss
In order to separate myths from facts, below are 10 of the most common misconceptions about hearing loss: Speak Louder For the hearing impaired, increasing the volume can sometimes distort the quality of sound. Don’t just focus on volume but...
Allergies and Hearing Loss
There have many studies have shown that there in fact is a link between allergies and hearing loss. As allergy season approaches, weather and other environmental factors may trigger allergy symptoms. Some allergy sufferers will experience runny noses and itchy...
How To Enjoy The Holiday Season With Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
The holidays are a great time of year to spend with friends and family that you may or may not see much of during the rest of the year. It’s during this time that lots of reconnecting happens and that...
How Changes in the Weather Affect Your Hearing
As we enter the autumn season, the weather starts to turn. For most of us it begins to get cooler and the need for additional clothing is needed. But, did you know the change in season could also affect your...
5 Tips for Communicating with Loved Ones who have Hearing Loss
While every sense is important, hearing is one that really involves more than just you. It involves communication with others. While hearing aids can help improve communication between you and your loved one, they affect different users differently. So how...
Hearing Loss Symptoms: Early Detection is Key
It is very common for most people to attribute hearing loss to old age, but with hearing loss that’s not always the case. There are other early signs of hearing loss that many people will ignore simply due to being...