It is that time again when we are seeing significant new technologies in hearing aids. As always, the manufacturers are saying they are the best thing since sliced bread. Though we are always excited when this happens, we continue to...
Can Hearing Loss Predict Cardiovascular Disease?
As the relationship between hearing loss and overall health continues to be explored through research and medical advancement, it is important for both practitioners and patients to maintain a “big picture” view rather than get caught up in details. Caregivers...
Six Signs: Hearing Loss Indicators
Hearing loss is gradual, but there are warning signs. Hearing loss rarely occurs in a single event. Barring an instance of exposure to an extremely loud noise, most hearing loss occurs gradually. Seeing its early warning signs is key in...
5 Ways Better Hearing Can Improve Your Life
To many people, hearing loss is a topical problem with a topical solution: You can’t hear as well as you used to? Get hearing aids and you’ll be fine. But the reality is that hearing loss has far-reaching effects on...
Tinnitus Can Be Confusing — Let’s Clear the Air
Many of our patients complain of a ringing, whistling, or hissing in their ears — a symptom of hearing loss known as tinnitus. People who experience this sort of “head noise” and aren’t sure what it is might think it’s...
Depression Is a Risk Factor for Dementia — and Both Are Associated with Hearing Loss
Until recently, scientists could not pinpoint the relationship between depression and dementia — both of which are related to hearing loss — but that mystery appears to have been solved. A new study published in the journal Neurology details the...
Prescription Medicine and Hearing
We all rely on medication to alleviate symptoms of conditions and diseases, but many medications have unsavory side effects that provide more discomfort than relief. Two such adverse effects are hearing loss and tinnitus, which are surprisingly common in medications...
Is Your Hearing an Insight into Your Total Body Health
The body functions because of dozens of smaller processes that work together, and when one of those processes isn’t working the way it should, you can usually feel it. Though this may not be entirely true for hearing health —...
Hearing Loss is Twice as Common Among People With Diabetes
Diabetes is a medical disease that results in elevated blood glucose levels, and it has been linked to a number of health troubles. Among these known health associations is the link to hearing loss, which has been more carefully dissected...