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Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a very important client. Multiple agents from their offices have come together to discuss whether to hire your company for the job. As the call proceeds, voices go up and down…and are sometimes hard to hear. But
Pizza is a fascinating thing. You can adjust the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it satisfies a few basic factors, it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages,
What’s the connection between hearing loss and dementia? Brain health and hearing loss have a link which medical science is beginning to understand. Your risk of developing cognitive decline is higher with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. Experts think that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health
Tinnitus often gets worse at night for the majority of the millions of individuals in the US that suffer with it. But why would this be? The ringing is a phantom sound due to some medical condition like hearing loss, it isn’t an external sound. But none of that information can give an explanation as
There are two types of vacations, right? One type is Packed with activities at all times. These are the trips that are remembered for years later and are packed with adventure, and you go back to work more tired than you left. Then there are the relaxing types of vacations. These are the trips where
Tom is excited, he’s getting a new knee! Hey, the things you get excited about change as you age. His knee replacement means he will feel less pain and be able to get out and about a lot better. So the surgery is successful and Tom heads home. But that’s not the end of it.
TV shows and movies tend to utilize close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. That’s because the human face conveys a lot of information (more information than you’re probably consciously aware of). It’s no stretch to say that human beings are very facially centered. So it’s no surprise that the face
Once you get used to your hearing aid, it’s difficult to be without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But just like all technology, though, it will need to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan A hearing aid will usually last 3 to 7 years.
Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. For most individuals, hearing loss comes in degrees, especially when it is linked to aging. You might not realize it’s taking place immediately but some indicators do show up earlier. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are discrete. Delaying the development of
You know that scene in your favorite action movie where something blows up next to the hero and the sound goes all high-pitched-buzzing? Well, guess what: that likely means our hero suffered at least a minor traumatic brain injury! Naturally, action movies don’t highlight the brain injury part. But that high-pitched ringing is something known
TikTok has some really amazing videos you’ve probably watched. Babies, after they just get hearing aids, hearing the voice of their mother for the first time. In some of these videos, the baby is hesitant at first. When the doctor attempts to put the hearing aid in their ears, they fight against it. Before they
Isn’t pizza cool? You can switch up the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses involved, but as long as it meets some standard criteria, it’s still a pizza. That’s also like hearing loss. Symptoms and manifestations are a consequence of many different problems – loud noises, genetic factors, age, ear blockages – but as long as