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What Are the Benefits of Embracing Hearing Aids Young?
When you picture a person wearing hearing aids, you are likely picturing someone in their late 60s and 70s. While it’s true that one in three people aged 65 to 74 have hearing loss, it…
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What Is the Connection Between Omega-3 and Hearing?
Hearing loss can arise from a number of factors, including but not limited to aging, exposure to loud noise, physical trauma to the ear and the use of ototoxic medication. While certain causes of hearing…
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What To Know About Presbycusis
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is a condition that gradually affects one’s hearing capabilities in both ears due to aging. This form of hearing loss is the most prevalent globally and is estimated to affect…
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Managing Tinnitus Flare-Ups: Tracking and Minimizing Symptoms
Tinnitus, a condition characterized by internal ringing, buzzing, clicking or roaring sounds in the ears, affects approximately 10% of adults in the United States. While there is no known cure for tinnitus, understanding the triggers…
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Three Unexpected Benefits of Hearing Aids
Currently, 20% of the global population is living with some degree of hearing loss. Hearing loss can adversely impact stress levels, relationships, work performance and more. Hearing aids can compensate for the loss and mitigate…
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Can Eating Healthy Reduce Your Hearing Loss Risk?
We all know how important eating healthy is to lower your risk of disease and improve your overall quality of life. Research has shown that a healthy diet may even reduce your risk of hearing…
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How Exercise Can Affect Your Hearing Health
It’s no secret that getting regular exercise is important to healthy aging. Staying active can keep you feeling energized and reduce your risk of developing numerous different health conditions, including hearing loss. Hearing Loss Becomes…
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What Are Some Common Causes of Pediatric Hearing Loss?
Approximately one to three per 1,000 children have hearing loss. Causes of pediatric hearing loss are generally separated into two categories: Let’s examine a couple of examples of each of these more closely. Congenital Causes…
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How To Prepare for Summer Camp if Your Child Has Hearing Loss
Summer camps like those at Glass Recreation Center can allow children to make new friends and enjoy exciting activities like field trips and arts and crafts. However, if you have a child with hearing loss,…
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What’s the Connection Between Hearing Loss & Shingles?
When two or more health conditions occur together, they are said to be comorbidities. One set of comorbidities you may not have heard of before is hearing loss and shingles. We review the connection between…