Hearing Loss Articles

For you and the people you love, coping with hearing loss can take some work to adjust to. Sometimes, it can even be dangerous. What happens if a fire alarm is going off or someone is yelling out your name but you’re unable to hear them? If you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t be […]

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Want to suck all the fun out of your next family gathering? Start to talk about dementia. The subject of dementia can be really scary and most people aren’t going to purposely discuss it. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you slowly (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your cognitive faculties, dementia causes you to lose […]

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So, so many family get-togethers. It likely seems like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holiday season. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also difficult) because of this. Normally, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to learn what everyone’s been doing […]

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While everyone has experienced a runny nose, we don’t commonly mention other kinds of cold symptoms because they are less frequent. Occasionally, a cold can move into one or both ears, but you rarely hear about those. While you may generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom should never be dismissed. […]

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Most people know about the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also cause hearing loss which can come as a surprise. Groups that are at risk include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Knowing what these harmful chemicals are and what precautions you should take can help preserve your quality […]

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Aiden enjoys music. He listens to Spotify while working, switches to Pandora when jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: cardio, cooking, video games, you name it. His headphones are pretty much always on, his life a completely soundtracked event. But the exact thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, immersive music, could be causing […]

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Aiden enjoys music. He listens to Spotify while working, switches to Pandora when jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: cardio, cooking, video games, you name it. His headphones are pretty much always on, his life a completely soundtracked event. But the exact thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, immersive music, could be causing […]

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Let’s imagine you go to a rock show. You’re cool, so you spend the entire night in the front row. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s enjoyable, and the next day, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That’s not as fun.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear when […]

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Summertime has some activities that are just staples: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. The crowds, and the noise levels, are getting larger as more of these activities are going back to normal. And that can be a problem. Let’s face it: you’ve noticed ringing in your ears after going to a […]

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In conversation with friends, you like to be polite. You want your customers, co-workers, and supervisor to see that you’re totally engaged when you’re at work. With family, you might find it easier to simply tune out the conversation and ask the person near you to repeat what you missed, just a bit louder, please. […]

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