September 21, 2023 | Intracoastal Hearing Center | Hearing Test Info
Determining hearing loss is more complex than it may at first seem. You can most likely hear certain things clearly at lower volumes but not others. You may confuse particular letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters perfectly fine at any volume. It will become more apparent why you notice inconsistencies with your […]
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Your company is being looked at for a job and several individuals from your business have come together on a conference call. All of the various voices get a little muddled and hard to […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. You can change the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses involved, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is a lot like that. Symptoms and presentations are caused by numerous different problems, loud noises, genetics, age, or ear obstructions, but as long […]
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the link? Brain health and hearing loss have a link which medical science is beginning to comprehend. Your risk of developing cognitive decline is increased with even minor hearing loss, as it turns out. Researchers believe that there may be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health issues. […]
If you are one of the millions of individuals in the U.S. suffering from a medical condition called tinnitus then you probably know that it tends to get worse when you are trying to fall asleep. But why should this be? The ringing or buzzing in one or both ears is not an actual noise […]
Aren’t there a couple of kinds of vacation? One kind is Packed with activities the whole time. This kind will leave you more tired than when you left but all of the adventures will be recalled for years to come. Then there are the relaxing kinds of vacations. These are the trips where you may […]
Tom is excited, he’s getting a brand new knee! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you age. He will be able to move moving around more freely and will experience less pain with his new knee. So Tom is admitted, the operation is successful, and Tom heads home! That’s when things take […]
Movies and TV shows tend to utilize close-ups (sometimes extreme close-ups) when the action begins getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re probably even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. It’s no stretch to say that humans are extremely facially centered. So having all of your chief human sensors, […]
Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s difficult to go without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But it will periodically have to be updated or swapped out just like all technology. The normal lifespan of a hearing aid A hearing aid will usually last […]
It isn’t like you simply wake up one day, and your hearing is gone. Hearing loss, particularly when it’s associated with aging, usually progresses in degrees. You might not realize it’s taking place immediately but some indicators do show up earlier. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Identifying them sooner is crucial […]
