Noise-induced hearing loss does work on your hearing — this is your guide to America’s loudest jobs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses in the...
Protect Your Hearing Health During Flu Season
The colder months inevitably carry with them an increased risk of contracting the flu, a common ailment that can have an unexpected impact on your hearing health. At one time or another, we all come down with the flu. The...
Simple Tips for Communicating Through Hearing Loss
Hearing loss doesn’t have to ruin relationships. Here are a few things to keep in mind to keep those crucial lines of communication open. Often the greatest toll hearing loss takes is on the relationships we share with our loved...
The Silent Cause of Hearing Loss
Could Ototoxic Drugs Be Affecting Your Hearing Without Your Knowledge? What Is Ototoxicity? The definition of ototoxicity, in its simplest form, is ear poisoning (“oto” references the ear and toxicity references “poisoning”). Chemicals, drugs, and other agents that are known...
The Warning Signs and Real-Life Impact of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss symptoms aren’t associated only with your hearing. Be aware of the important and predictive signs of hearing loss — and how to help — with this guide. How Hearing Loss Happens: Hearing loss can occur as a result...
Hearing Loss Has a Negative Impact on Our Mental and Social Health
Hearing loss isn’t often thought of as a condition that can harm our mental health, but research has shown that it can make an impact on our self-confidence and relationships with others — our social health, in other words —...
Is Your Child Experiencing Hearing Loss?
To a developing child, hearing loss can be devastating. Children with untreated hearing loss face 10 times the risk of being held back at least one grade in school, as well as reduced earning potential as an adult. When it...
The Best Tips for Traveling with Hearing Loss
After hearing stories from our patients of missed connections, alarms, and added stress while traveling, we’ve packed together our best hearing loss travel tips in an easy-to-follow guide. Before You Go: Visit your audiologist Make sure your hearing aids are...