Swimmer’s Ear
During hot summers, swimming is a popular way to beat the heat. There are precautions that you should take when swimming, as swimmer’s ear is a common occurrence with more than 200,000 US cases per year. What is swimmer’s ear? Swimmer’s ear is an infection of the outer ear canal, from the eardrum to the…
Tips to Protect Your Hearing
With July 4thcoming up, fireworks are a must on most to-do lists for celebrating this holiday. Fireworks, along with many other activities of summer fun can pose a threat to your hearing health. However, there are a few tips from the experts to help you take caution in protecting your ears, while still enjoying the…
Basic Facts of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss has been shown to negatively impact nearly every dimension of the human experience, including physical health, emotional and mental health, perceptions of mental acuity, social skills, family relationships and self-esteem, as well as work and school. Many people don’t realize the multiple detrimental effects that hearing loss can cause, and some of the…
Types of Hearing Devices
In most situations, the treatment for permanent, sensorineural hearing loss is a digital hearing device. Hearing devices can range from extremely tiny devices that fit completely inside the ear canal, to devices that are placed externally behind the ear and deliver sound into the ear canal via tubing and an earmold or a receiver. Hearing…
Treatments for Hearing Loss
Getting a hearing test is the most important and first step in treatment of hearing loss. The two types of hearing loss, conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss, can each be caused by various different factors, which determine the appropriate treatment method. Conductive hearing loss refers to a loss that is typically temporary and…
Types of Hearing Loss
This April Fools’ Day, don’t miss out on all the jokes. Find yourself missing the punchline of jokes, but not wanting to ask to have it repeated? Get a simple hearing test and find out if you have hearing loss, what might be causing it, and if it can be treated. If your hearing test…
Did you know how simple a hearing test is?
Are you struggling with signs of hearing loss? If you think you may have hearing loss, what are you waiting for? If you knew how simple it was to have your hearing checked, would you take the first step? Many people don’t realize how easy it is to get a hearing test by a qualified…
March Madness-Enjoy Basketball, not Hearing Loss
“This is awesome baby!” – Dick Vitale It’s that time of year, “March Madness”-college basketball games leading up to the big dance that go the whole month of March and into April. But, that doesn’t mean it has to be madness in your home with the TV blaring above everything else for you…
Is deafness cutting you off from your loved ones?
“Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.” -Helen Keller Don’t be cut off from the people you love. Hearing loss is losing moments with your loved ones. Losing conversations, losing interactions, losing words, and losing the relationship. Missing out on communication can have many negative effects on you…