Hearing Health Blog

With proper care, hearing aids can last for several years, but their effectiveness depends on their alignment with your present level of hearing loss. Getting regular hearing evaluations is key to making certain your hearing aids are programmed and fit properly. Here are a few tips to help you get the most from your hearing […]

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Your workplace has decided to promote teamwork and collaboration by opening up the office floor plan. But this new setup has become a struggle for you. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the elevated noise makes it difficult to follow conversations. The inability to follow conversations in noisy environments often […]

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It’s natural to want to understand the side effects of a medication when you begin taking it. Can it give you a stomach ache? Will it dehydrate you? Cause insomnia? You may not even know about some of the more impactful side effects, including hearing loss. Lots of different drugs are known to trigger this […]

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Muffled hearing can happen for a large number of reasons. In the majority of instances, this condition is temporary. In other cases, muffled hearing can be a harbinger of more substantial hearing-related issues. That’s because, in general, hearing loss is a gradually progressing condition. Symptoms build slowly and over time. One of the first symptoms […]

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These days, the mobile phone network is a great deal more dependable (and there’s a lot less static involved). But that doesn’t mean everyone can hear you all the time. And for people who have hearing loss, it can be particularly difficult. Now, you may be thinking: there’s an easy fix for that, right? Why […]

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It probably seems like a simple thing to take care of your hearing aids. After all, you were probably given a set of care instructions when you originally bought your devices. Most hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to regular hearing aid maintenance. But it’s quite likely that you may […]

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Does hearing loss worsen as you get older? Hearing loss is a common slowly advancing condition that impacts all adults. In fact, over 50% of those 75 and older have a hard time hearing. Presbycusis Presbycusis is defined as age-related hearing loss or the gradual process of hearing loss as we age. There’s no one […]

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It’s no fun when you can’t sleep at night. Especially when it happens frequently. You lie awake tossing and turning, looking at the time again and again, and worrying about how exhausted you will be tomorrow. Medical professionals call this kind of persistent sleeplessness “insomnia”. Over time, the effects of persistent insomnia will add up, […]

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You may be acquainted with the various factors contributing to hearing loss, such as the impact of aging, genetic predisposition within families, or extended exposure to loud noises. But the connection between hearing loss and diabetes isn’t as widely known. Let us elaborate. How does diabetes raise your risk of hearing loss? The prevalence of […]

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Contrary to popular belief, winter is fun! Alright, it can definitely be a bummer if you have to go somewhere. Or if you don’t have the correct gear (or proper infrastructure). But there are plenty of fun things to do in those chillier winter months. Don’t believe it? Well, here are just a few examples […]

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