Hearing Health Blog

Surprisingly, it’s been over 10 years since most people have had a hearing assessment. Harper is one of them. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her yearly medical test. She even changes her timing belt every 6000 miles. But her hearing test normally gets […]

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You know that it can be challenging to get your partner’s attention if they have untreated hearing loss. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a regular, inside volume level, so you get nothing. You try increasing your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he still […]

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Most people are aware of the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can come as a surprise. While there are numerous groups of people at risk, individuals in industries like textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. You can safeguard your quality of […]

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Aiden loves music. While he’s out running, he’s listening to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: gaming, gym time, cooking, and everything else. His headphones are almost always on, his life a completely soundtracked affair. But the exact thing that Aiden loves, the loud, immersive music, may […]

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You first notice the sound when you’re lying in bed trying to sleep: a pulsing or perhaps a throbbing, perhaps a whooshing, inside of your ear. The sound is beating in rhythm with your heartbeat. And once you notice that sound, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you up, which is bad because you […]

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Let’s imagine you go to a rock show. You’re cool, so you spend all night in the front row. It’s enjoyable, although it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you get up in the morning. (That part’s less enjoyable.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear […]

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Congratulations! You’ve just become the proud owner of hearing aids – an incredible piece of modern tech. But, just like with all new devices, there are things that hearing aid owners wish someone had told them. Let’s examine how a new hearing aid owner can avoid the 9 most common hearing aid errors. 1. Not […]

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Are you experiencing ringing in your ears that’s driving you crazy? Discover whether your tinnitus is inherited or what the cause may be. Tinnitus, what exactly is it? A ringing, buzzing, or droning in the ears with no outside cause of the sound is a condition called tinnitus. The word tinnitus translates to “ringing like […]

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There are many ways to feel more youthful. However, one approach to staying young that isn’t usually mentioned is to protect your hearing. Diet and exercise have been promoted for years as a proven way to extend your lifespan while improving your quality of life. It also helps prevent heart disease, cancer, and promotes weight […]

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Some activities are simply staples of summertime: Outdoor concerts, fireworks shows, state fairs, air shows, and NASCAR races (look, if you like watching cars go around in circles, nobody’s going to judge you). The crowds, and the noise levels, are growing as more of these events are getting back to normal. But sometimes this can […]

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