When you’re out and about, try and count the number of people wearing earbuds or headphones. Earbuds have become our favorite way of listening to music, podcasts and watching our favorite TV shows and movies while on the go. However, new research indicates that we will need to be more cautious when using these devices than we previously believed. Using …
If you have hearing loss, you know how exhausting it can be. Even if you wear hearing aids, you may experience listening fatigue after a long day stuck in zoom calls or when having to do a grocery run. Even though you can hear clearly during meetings, the pressure might still be wearing you down. It’s more than just exhaustion …
Hearing loss affects nearly 48 million people in the United States today. Although age-related hearing loss is likely to reduce our hearing capacity at some stage in our lives, noise-induced hearing loss can affect people long before picking up their social security check. Let’s look closer at noise-induced hearing loss, some of the most common causes, and what we can …
Every year on March 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) promotes World Hearing Day to highlight the importance of hearing health, combat the stigma associated with hearing loss, and raise awareness of good hearing habits. This year’s theme is ‘Hearing care for all’, which looks at the ways we can all take care of our hearing, no matter our age. …
Hearing loss is often seen as a natural part of aging. It’s true that older adults often experience hearing loss. Unfortunately, this link between age and hearing loss often leads to older adults ignoring their hearing loss! Here’s what you need to know about age-related hearing loss, and why you should make treating hearing loss a priority. Age-Related Hearing Loss …
Do you have hearing loss? Maybe you’ve been missing a few too many sounds, or you can’t enjoy listening to music anymore. Hearing loss makes it very difficult to hear what’s happening around you. You may struggle to follow conversations, or determine where a sound is coming from. Hearing loss also makes it challenging to separate the sounds you want …
Do you have hearing loss, but you’re afraid to admit that you can’t hear clearly? Children, teens, young adults, and older adults can all have hearing loss. In fact, nearly 50 million Americans of all ages have a hearing loss. Even people in your own family or social circle may have hearing loss. But you or your friends might be …
Have you ever attended a rock concert or a fireworks display, and discovered as you were leaving that your ears were ringing? While temporary ringing in the ears is a normal reaction to the kind of extreme noise that causes hearing loss (and a clear sign that your ear protection wasn’t sufficient for the occasion), if it persists for more …
While hearing loss was once thought to be an annoying but benign aspect of getting older, today we understand that some of the problems we once thought to be separate ailments associated with aging can actually be caused by untreated hearing loss. While loneliness, social isolation and depression have been understood to be related to hearing loss for quite some …
Today in America, over 48 million of us are living with some form of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound. While many people are born with hearing loss, it is very common for us to develop hearing loss as we age. In fact, over half of people age 70 or older have hearing loss, and nearly 100% of centenarians …