Hearing Loss Articles

Music is a major part of Aiden’s life. While he’s out running, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for all his activities: gaming, gym time, cooking, and everything else. His headphones are almost always on, his life a fully soundtracked affair. But the very thing that Aiden loves, […]

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Because you’re so cool, you rocked out in the front row for the whole rock concert last night. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That’s not as enjoyable.) But what if you wake up and can only hear out of one ear? The […]

Read More… from Hearing Loss in One Ear – Potential Causes

Summertime has some activities that are just staples: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. As more of these events go back to something resembling normal, the crowds, and the noise levels, are growing. But sometimes this can bring about problems. Because let’s be honest: this isn’t the first outdoor concert that’s left […]

Read More… from Safeguard Your Hearing During Noisy Summer Activities

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

Read More… from These 6 Behaviors Indicate You’re Suffering From Hearing Loss

As we get older we begin to have difficulty hearing clearly and we typically just accept it as a normal part of the aging process. Maybe we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps getting louder. We might even notice that we’re […]

Read More… from Does Hearing Loss Lead to Brain Atrophy?

Don’t take your eyes off the road. While this may be sound advice, how about your other senses? For example, think about how much work your ears are doing while driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other individuals in your vehicle, alert you to important info coming up on your dashboard, and help […]

Read More… from How Can Hearing Loss Affect Driving Habits?

The last time you ate dinner with family, you were rather aggravated. Not because of any intra-family drama (though there’s always a little bit of that). No, the source of the stress was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t hear the details about Nancy’s raise, and you didn’t have […]

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