Your workplace has chosen to promote teamwork and collaboration by opening up the office floor plan. However, you find yourself having difficulties in this new configuration. It’s because the elevated noise is making it challenging to follow along with conversation and not because you miss the privacy of cubical walls. The inability to follow along […]
It’s natural to want to know about the side effects of a medication when you begin taking it. Can it give you a stomach ache? Will it cause your mouth to dry out? Make you drowsy? You might not even be aware of some of the more impactful side effects, including hearing loss. Lots of […]
Muffled hearing can present for lots of reasons. For most individuals, it’s a short-term situation. In other instances, muffled hearing can be a precursor of more significant hearing-related issues. Partly, that’s because, aside from sudden hearing loss, hearing loss is usually not a condition that develops suddenly. Symptoms develop slowly over a long period of […]
Nowadays, the cellular phone network is a lot more dependable (and there’s a lot less static involved). But that doesn’t mean everybody can hear you all the time. In fact, there’s one group for whom using a phone isn’t always a reliable experience: those with hearing loss. There must be a simple solution for that, […]
It probably feels like a simple thing to care for your hearing aids. After all, you were probably given a set of care instructions when you initially bought your devices. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s quite likely that you […]
Is age a factor in the advancement of hearing loss? Hearing loss is a common gradually advancing condition that affects all adults. Half of people older than 75 have trouble with their hearing, as a matter of fact. Presbycusis Presbycusis is defined as age-related hearing loss or the gradual process of hearing loss as we […]
It’s not fun when you can’t sleep at night. Particularly when it happens regularly. You toss and turn and maybe stare at the clock (or your phone) and worry about just how tired you’ll be the next day. Medical professionals call this type of persistent sleeplessness “insomnia”. Over time, the effects of chronic insomnia will […]
Genetic predisposition, aging, and prolonged exposure to loud sound are all common factors that can contribute to hearing loss. However, you may find it interesting to understand the link between diabetes and hearing loss. Let us elaborate. How is your risk of developing hearing loss raised by diabetes? As per the CDC, 9% or 37 […]
Lots of individuals really love winter! Well, if you have to go somewhere, it can definitely be difficult. Or if you’re not properly prepared. But there are lots of fun things to do in those chillier winter months. Still not convinced? Skiing and sledding aren’t the only fun things you can do in the winter. […]
DIY is all the rage nowadays and everybody likes a quick easy fix. Got a leaky sink? You can learn to fix that from a YouTube video. It may take you a little bit longer than it would take a plumber, but there’s no substitute for the gratification you feel, right? But that feeling only […]
