You get to your company’s annual holiday party and you’re immediately assaulted by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the throbbing beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. You can’t hear a thing in this loud setting. You can’t keep up with conversations, you […]
While everybody has dealt with a runny nose, we don’t often talk about other kinds of cold symptoms because they’re less frequent. One kind of cold you don’t often hear about is the one that goes into one or more ears. While you might generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom […]
After months (maybe even years) of waiting, you’ve finally decided to contact us to see if you need hearing aids. Like many other people, you’ve been resisting this. But the hassle, the lost moments, the missing conversations, they all finally became too much. So it’s a bit discouraging when you’re sitting in the hearing specialist’s […]
It’s hard to comprehend but most individuals have gone more than ten years without getting a hearing test. One of those people is Harper. She reports to her doctor for her annual medical test and has her teeth cleaned every six months. She even replaces her timing belt every 6000 miles. But her hearing test […]
You know that it can be challenging to get your partner’s attention if they have neglected hearing loss. First, you try to say their name. “Greg”, you say, but you used a normal, inside volume level, so you get no reply. You try saying Greg’s name a little louder and still nothing. So you resort […]
Most people are aware of the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can be surprising. While there are several groups of people at risk, those in industries like textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have increased exposure. You can protect your quality of life by […]
Music is a major part of Aiden’s life. He listens to Spotify while at work, switches to Pandora when jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: gaming, gym time, cooking, and everything else. His headphones are pretty much always on, his life a completely soundtracked affair. But lasting hearing damage might be happening due […]
You’re lying down in bed trying to sleep when you first notice the sound: Your ear has a whooshing or throbbing in it. The sound is rhythmic in tune with your heartbeat. And no matter how hard you try, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you awake, which is bad because you need your […]
Because you’re so hip, you rocked out in the front row for the entire rock concert last night. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That’s not as fun.) But what if you wake up and can only hear out of one ear? Well, […]
Congrats! Modern hearing aids are an impressive piece of technology, and you’ve recently become the proud owner of a shiny new pair. But, just like with any new device, there are things that hearing aid owners wish someone had told them. Let’s look at nine typical mistakes new hearing aid owners make and how to […]
