It’s commonly held that not only does music up your energy level, but that it helps you heal more quickly and significantly improves your mood. In fact, studies now show that music can either improve or reinforce your mood–which gives… Read More
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What Consumers Should Know About Hearing Aids Made for iPhone
Among smartphones, the iPhone stands out as an innovation leader. The latest innovation is a result of collaborations with several hearing aid manufacturers to create hearing aids and apps that are intended to work together. These are known as made… Read More
Understanding the Basics of Echoes
If you’ve ever been inside a large canyon, you’ve probably observed the wonder of echoes firsthand-but how do they work? The echo occurs when a sound repeats itself, fading from loud to soft in seconds. The echo occurs because some… Read More
What Is Spatial Loss of Hearing and How is it Treated?
The inability to distinguish spatial cues is known as spatial hearing loss. People with spatial loss of hearing find it difficult to tell who is speaking in a noisy room or where a certain sound is coming from. This condition… Read More
A Primer on Swimmer’s Ear – Its Origins, Signs and Symptoms and Treatments
Swimmer’s ear, technically known as acute external otitis or otitis externa, is an infection that develops in the outer ear canal (the area outside your eardrum). The common name swimmer’s ear comes from the fact that the problem is frequently… Read More
Chickens, Fish and Human Hearing Loss – New Research Into Regenerating Inner Ear Hair Cells
As hearing professionals, one of the frustrations we encounter in our practice is that the conditions that have caused hearing loss in our patients cannot be reversed. One of the primary causes of hearing loss, for example, is damage to… Read More
Should You Fix Your Old Hearing Aid or Should You Replace It?
One of our most frequently asked questions is, “My hearing aid is broken or is no longer working – should I replace it with a new one, or have it repaired?” The honest answer needs to be, “Depends.” It is… Read More
A Look at the Relationships Between Hearing Impairment and Reduction in Cognitive Function
If you suffer from some form of hearing impairment, do you ever find that listening to people speak is work, and that you have to try really hard to understand what people say? This is a phenomenon that happens even… Read More
Preventing Future NIHL in Professional and Amateur Musicians
What do Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, and Pete Townshend have in common, besides all being musicians? All of these musicians experienced – as a result of playing the music they love – permanent hearing loss. When I treat… Read More
Why Hearing in Crowded Situations Might be Particularly Challenging for You
Our patients frequently ask us why they seem to have significantly greater difficulty hearing in busy spaces as compared to other situations. They report that they don’t seem to have any problem hearing people and understanding what they say when… Read More