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For you and the people you love, living with hearing loss can be difficult to adjust to. It can also come with some hazards. What happens if a smoke detector is sounding or someone is yelling out your name but you’re unable to hear them? If you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t be able
Even when it’s somewhat minor, hearing loss can have a major impact on your life. The way you interact with friends, coworkers, and loved ones can change drastically. Everyday activities like going to the supermarket can grow more challenging. But it doesn’t have to have this kind of negative impact on you. Quite the opposite,
Want to take all the fun out of your next family gathering? Start to talk about dementia. Dementia isn’t a topic most individuals are intentionally looking to discuss, mostly because it’s pretty scary. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive condition, makes you lose touch with reality, experience loss of memory, and causes a general loss
You walk into the kitchen and you look for a bite to eat. How about a salty treat… how about crackers? Oooo, potato chips! Hold up. Maybe this leftover slice of cheesecake. On second thought, maybe you should just eat a banana. A banana is a healthier option after all. With the human body, everything
Every case of hearing loss is unique Just because two people have the same hearing loss condition doesn’t mean they will have precisely the same experience. Each case of hearing loss is unique. While you may be able to relate to somebody else with hearing loss, bear in mind that your hearing loss will be
Gatherings. So many family gatherings. It probably feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also challenging) because of this. Normally, this type of yearly catching up is something that’s easy to look forward to. You get to find out
You get to your company’s yearly holiday party and you’re instantly bombarded by noise. You can feel the beat of the music, the thrum of shouted conversations, and the clattering of glasses. It makes you miserable. You can’t hear a thing in this noisy setting. You can’t keep up with conversations, you can’t hear the
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the well known runny nose. One type of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that goes into one or both ears. This form of cold can be more risky than a common cold and should never be dismissed. What does
You’ve been avoiding calling us to see if you need hearing aids, but you’ve finally decided it’s time. You’ve been resisting this like so many others. But the inconvenience, the lost moments, the missing conversations, they all finally became too hard to ignore. So it’s a little discouraging when you’re at the hearing specialist’s office
Believe it or not, it’s been more than 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing exam. One of those individuals is Harper. She goes to see her doctor for her yearly medical test and gets her teeth cleaned every six months. She even knows to get her timing belt replaced every 6000 miles!
You know that it can be a challenge to get your partner’s attention if they have untreated hearing loss. Their name is the first thing you try saying. You say “Greg”, but you get no answer because you used an inside volume level. You try saying Greg’s name a bit louder and still nothing. So
Most people know about the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can be surprising. At risk groups include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Knowing what these hazardous chemicals are and what precautions you should take can help preserve your quality of life. Certain
