If you’re exposed to a lot of loud sound and don’t wear ear protection, you may experience hearing loss down the road. Hearing loss might be in your future, for example, if you work on a noisy factory floor without ear protection. These are pretty common and well known causes of hearing loss. But there’s […]
For you and the people in your life, living with hearing loss can take some work to adjust to. Sometimes, it can even be unsafe. What’s going to happen if you can’t hear a fire alarm or someone yelling your name? Car noises can warn you about hazards ahead, but if you have untreated hearing […]
If you start talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will most likely put a dark cloud over the entire event. The topic of dementia can be really scary and most people aren’t going to purposely talk about it. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive disease, makes you lose a grip on reality, […]
Gatherings. So many family gatherings. It likely feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be fun (and also difficult) because of this. Typically, this type of annual catching up is something that’s easy to anticipate. You get to check in on everybody […]
While everyone has dealt with a runny nose, we don’t usually talk about other kinds of cold symptoms because they’re less frequent. One kind of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that goes into one or more ears. While you might generally think of colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold […]
Lately you’ve noticed that you can’t hear out of one ear. Is that bad? (Spoiler: It’s likely.) What could be the cause? And when should you see a hearing professional? […]
