Proper upkeep with your hearing health requires vigilant attentiveness. But of course none of us want our hearing health to take up too much of our attention. In theory, when your treatment plan is progressing smoothly, it should not occur to you any more frequently than any other aspect of your life that requires simple upkeep. We have all witnessed …
Hearing Loss Today Around the World Estimates vary, but it is safe to assume that at least 10% of the world’s population lives with some degree of disabling hearing loss. Considered another way, there are no less than 700 million people alive today who are deaf to some degree or other. This includes the very small percentage of people born …
Hearing Loss is More Common than You Think, but Not Normalized It is true that it is very common for people to have trouble recognizing when their own hearing loss is coming on. There are a multitude of tangled reasons for this, ranging from the sheer difficulty of recognizing changes in your own senses given how gradually they come …
Read on to learn more about how untreated hearing loss can interfere with your relationships and what you can do about it. Negative emotions and impacts of untreated hearing loss The impact of hearing loss can be far-reaching, affecting not just the individual with the impairment but also their loved ones. The communication difficulties that come with hearing …
It’s American Diabetes Month Every November The American Diabetes Association dedicates the month to raising awareness about diabetes. When people think of the consequences of untreated diabetes they are likely to think of heart disease and kidney failure, maybe even vision trouble or troubles with your hands and feet. But research is steadily emerging that proves the clear link between …
Whether rehearsing, recording, playing a live concert, or attending one, musicians always subject their ears to high-decibel sounds in the name of their art. And it’s not surprising that this repeated exposure to loud music takes its toll. According to a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, professional musicians are at almost four times the risk of permanent hearing loss …
Do you have to ask people to repeat themselves more often, especially in busy or noisy places? There’s a good chance that you’re already starting to lose your hearing. You may have even gone so far as to get a hearing test, which showed that you have no hearing loss. Some hearing loss is hard for an audiogram to pick …
The wheel of technology keeps rolling ever forward, and it’s the same with the hearing aid industry. Hearing aids can do more and more than we thought they could. Part of this is that the digital technological revolution has made it possible to put more power and nuance into smaller, more modern designs. The revolution in technology Looking …
We’re all aware that we live in a noisy world, and it’s only getting louder. Lots of jobs are loud, from construction to farming to factory work. Recreational noises can be loud, too, like your favorite bar on Friday night or the sports game or rock concert you attended last weekend. You might not realize, though, that these aren’t the …
Many people with hearing loss could gain from hearing aids but aren’t taking advantage of them. Figures from the National Center on Deafness and Other Communication Disabilities show that only 16 percent of those 20-69 who need hearing aids are currently using them. But they are missing out. Correctly fitted and programmed, hearing aids could make a massive difference to …
