All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘hearing loss’
Out for a Good Time? Don’t Forget Your Earplugs
Recent research has provided further evidence to support what most clinicians and scientists have believed for some time now: Using earplugs may help prevent hearing damage from concerts.1 A warning from the World Health Organization WHO in February 2015 issued a warning and recommendations to …
Can Hearing Loss Be Cured?
Deep inside your temporal bone is the inner ear, or cochlea, meaning “snail” in Greek. The cochlea’s coils contain many hair-like sensory cells that are put into motion by the sounds you hear and communicate those signals via the eighth cranial nerve to your brain. …
What Are You Risking?
Last time we discussed your possible odds of experiencing hearing loss. These vary depending on your age, sex, and degree of exposure to loud sounds, among other factors. The next question to answer is what you could be risking by not taking steps to improve your …
What Are YOUR Odds of Having Hearing Loss?
Did you know that people who suspect they have hearing loss often wait years before they take steps to address their hearing health? What they may not realize is that waiting so long may make treatment more difficult. That’s why it’s important to know and …
Benefits of Auditory Visual Communication
In past posts we’ve talked about hearing aids, alternatives to hearing aids and assistive listening devices. If you’ve spent time checking out these items online, you know that a wide range is available. But you should also know that there is another easy, low-cost strategy …
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Are They Ignoring Me . . . or Is It Hearing Loss?
These are typical complaints I hear from people who bring in a family member for an audiological evaluation. Common symptoms of hearing loss are difficulty understanding the speaker’s message even though you know they are talking, feeling as though others are mumbling, and difficulty hearing …
Aging and Hearing Loss II
Mary is a 65-year-old nurse. She is in excellent health, is rarely exposed to loud noises and does not report a family history of hearing loss. Yet a recent hearing test revealed Mary has a mild to moderate high frequency sensorineural hearing loss in both …
Hearing Loss and Depression
The study yielded interesting results. First, the adults over age 70 were more likely to report hearing loss, but not mild/moderate or severe depression. Hearing loss was strongly associated with lower educational level. Lifestyle factors (Body Mass Index, smoking, binge drinking) were associated with both …
Hearing Loss that Runs in Families
Does hearing loss run in families? Yes, hearing loss can impact members of the same family. Let’s talk about some of the ways this can occur. One way hearing loss can affect families is through genetic inheritance. A person may inherit a mutated gene or …
