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Your workplace has decided to promote teamwork and cooperation by opening up the office floor plan. However, you find yourself struggling in this new setup. It’s because the increased noise is making it hard to follow along with conversation and not because you miss the privacy of cubical walls. Even if conventional hearing tests indicate
When you start on a course of medication, it’s natural to want to be informed about any possible side effects. Can it upset your stomach? Will it cause dry mouth? Cause insomnia? There may also be a more severe possible side effect that you might not think of – hearing loss. Ototoxicity is the medical
Muffled hearing can present for a wide variety of reasons. In most cases, this situation is temporary. In other instances, muffled hearing can be a harbinger of more significant hearing-related problems. In part, that’s because, aside from sudden hearing loss, hearing loss is usually not a condition that progresses suddenly. Symptoms appear gradually over a
Nowadays, the mobile phone network is a great deal more reliable (and there’s a lot less static involved). But sometimes, it will still be hard to hear what the person on the other end is saying. As a matter of fact, there’s one group for whom using a phone isn’t always a positive experience: those
Caring for your hearing aids probably seems simple enough. When you initially obtained your hearing aids, you probably got a set of care instructions, after all. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s quite likely that you may forget some of
Is age a factor in the advancement of hearing loss? Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions affecting all adults as they age, but it is a gradual process. Actually, over one half of people 75 and older have difficulty hearing. Presbycusis Presbycusis is defined as age-related hearing loss or the slow process
Sleepless nights aren’t any fun. And when it occurs frequnetly, it’s especially vexing. You lie awake tossing and turning, checking the time again and again, and stressing about how tired you will be tomorrow. When these types of sleepless nights routinely occur, medical professionals tend to use the label “insomnia”. Over time, the effects of
Genetic predisposition, aging, and extended exposure to loud sound are all familiar factors that can contribute to hearing loss. But the connection between hearing loss and diabetes is not as widely known. Let us elaborate. How is your risk of developing hearing loss increased by diabetes? The prevalence of diabetes increases as you get older,
Lots of individuals really love winter! Alright, it can certainly be a bummer if you have to go somewhere. Or if you don’t have the proper gear (or proper infrastructure). But there are plenty of fun things to do in those colder winter months. Don’t believe it? Sledding and skiing aren’t the only fun things
Everybody loves a quick fix, especially when the fix is also a DIY fix. Sink Leaking? You can learn about how to fix that from a YouTube video. A plumber would most likely be a little more efficient but then you wouldn’t get that feeling of self-satisfaction that comes with doing it on your own.
There are a couple different ways to interpret the term “cheap hearing aids”. For someone on a small budget, it means “affordability”. Conversely, it indicates low-quality, turning an apparently economical purchase into a not-so-smart decision, epitomized by the adage “You get what you pay for”. Unfortunately, determining whether you’re getting a great value from whether
Coping with cancer is awful. Patients have to go through a very hard time and some of the side effects of chemotherapy are often disregarded. But for a great number of cancer survivors, there is a life after cancer and that’s a pretty important thing to keep in mind. And you want that life to