Everyone feels stress occasionally, and for some of us, it can seriously disrupt health and well-being. While some stress can be a good thing to help us power through difficult or dangerous situations, those who have daily stress usually see...
How to Know When You Need a Technology Upgrade
Technology changes: 10 years ago, flip phones were a big thing with the cell phone crowd. Now it’s smartphones, which offer capabilities so much more vast than anything flip phones could ever do. Smartphones make our lives easier in a...
[June 25] Hearing Technology Seminar
< h3 style=”color:#486380″>You are Invited to a FREE Seminar! Dinner is on us! In April we invited 30 individuals to try out new hearing aid technology and give us their feedback. We received wonderful insight into the latest technology available...
Fast Facts About Hearing Loss
Despite the national prevalence of hearing loss, many do not have awareness as to how widespread hearing difficulties are. Below are some quick facts about hearing loss in the United States and how it impacts the way we live. Many...
We Need 30 Volunteers to Test New Hearing Aid Technology
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...