Summer is a great time to spend outdoors, enjoying nature and the beach. For those with hearing aids, special care is necessary to ensure the aids stay clear of summer’s harsher elements, such as heat and humidity. However, there’s more… Read More
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What to Expect with New Hearing Aids
Hearing aids may seem like an overpriced, unnecessary expense to some. Some patients are even unhappy with theirs. However, many people who have received hearing aids, no matter their age, fully realize the benefits of having them. This is because… Read More
What Is Sudden Deafness?
Sudden deafness, also known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss, affects more people each year than one may realize. According to NIH, sudden deafness happens to 1-6 people per 5,000 each year in the United States. Should you have any of… Read More
Tinnitus and Stress
Many people have experienced an occasional “ringing in the ears.” It may sound like a buzzing or whistling noise. This phenomenon is called tinnitus. Thousands of people in the United States and around the world experience this subjective sound constantly,… Read More
Cognivue Screening Helps Hearing Health
The brain plays a significant role in one’s hearing ability; it is in the brain that people understand speech and sounds and filter out background noise. The ear is also of utmost importance; it successfully transfers sound from the outer… Read More
Hearing Protection and Lawn Care
Hearing loss can occur for various reasons; the most common cause may be old age, but other instances include earwax or loud noises as the culprit. Loud noise, in particular, can dull one’s ears at once or over time, resulting… Read More
How to Safely Remove Earwax
Earwax is one of the most interesting parts of the ear. Certainly, the construction of the outer, middle, and inner ear is fascinating, but the wonder doesn’t end there. Earwax is an icky but beautiful part of our natural makeup…. Read More
Understanding Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a loud ringing in the ears. It can be quite stressful for people who suffer from it. The constant noise in the head is cumbersome and can prove to be incredibly difficult. Ringing in the ears is hard… Read More
Infant Ear Infection
An ear infection can happen at any time in life, but it can be more troubling when it is your child who has it. It can be easy to miss the signs, but some are more serious than others. Thankfully,… Read More
Youth and Hearing Loss
When someone thinks of hearing loss, one might imagine someone who is getting old. While hearing loss is one common sign of aging, it is becoming more prevalent in younger generations, even teenagers and young adults. It is concerning news,… Read More