Isn’t pizza interesting? You can adjust the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses involved, but as long as it meets a few basic factors, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. But as long as you have trouble hearing sound, it’s still hearing loss whether it’s due to genetic factors, age, obstructions, or exposure to […]
What’s the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline? Brain health and hearing loss have a connection which medical science is starting to understand. Your risk of developing cognitive decline is higher with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. Researchers believe that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated […]
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If you are one of the millions of people in the U.S. dealing with a medical disorder called tinnitus then you probably know that it often gets worse when you are trying to fall asleep. But what’s the reason for this? The ringing is a phantom noise caused by some medical condition like hearing loss, […]
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There are two kinds of vacations, right? One type is full of activities the whole time. These are the trips that are recalled for years later and are full of adventure, and you go back to work more exhausted than you left. Then there are the relaxing kinds of vacations. You may not even do […]
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Tom is thrilled, he’s getting a new knee! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you age. He will be capable of moving around more freely and will experience less pain with this knee replacement. So the surgery is successful and Tom heads home. But that’s not the end of it. Regrettably, the […]
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Movies and TV shows tend to use close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. That’s because the human face communicates lots of information (more information than you’re probably consciously aware of). It’s no stretch to say that human beings are extremely facially focused. So having all of your chief human sensors, […]
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Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s hard to be without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But just like any technology, though, it will have to be upgraded eventually. The average lifespan of a hearing aid A hearing aid will usually last 3 to […]
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Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. For most individuals, hearing loss happens in degrees, particularly when it is associated with aging. You may not recognize it’s taking place right away but some signs do appear earlier. The early symptoms of progressive hearing loss are discrete. Recognizing them sooner is […]
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You know that scene in your favorite action movie where something blows up next to the hero and the sound goes all high-pitched-buzzing? Well, guess what: that probably means our hero suffered at least a mild traumatic brain injury! To be certain, brain injuries aren’t the part that most action movies focus on. But that […]
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You’ve seen the videos on TikTok. Babies hearing the voice of their mother for the first time after being fitted for a hearing aid. In some of these videos, the baby is uncertain at first. When the doctor tries to put the hearing aid in their ears, they put up a fight. Before they smile […]