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Aiden enjoys music. He listens to Spotify while at work, switches to Pandora while jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: gaming, cooking, gym time, and everything else. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But the very thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, immersive music, may be
You first notice the sound when you’re in bed attempting to sleep: a beating or maybe a throbbing, possibly a whooshing, right in your ear. The sound is beating at the same rhythm as your heartbeat. And once you hear that sound, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you awake, which is bad because
Let’s pretend you go to a rock show. You’re awesome, so you spend the entire night in the front row. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That’s not as fun.) But what if you wake up and can only hear out of one
Congrats! You’ve just become the proud owner of hearing aids – a great piece of modern technology. But new hearing aid owners will wish someone had informed them about certain things, just like with any new technology. Let’s go over nine common mistakes new hearing aid owners make and how to steer clear of them.
Are you going crazy with that tinnitus in your ears? Find out what causes tinnitus and whether you could have inherited it. Tinnitus, what exactly is it? Tinnitus is the name referring to a person’s perception of a ringing, droning, or buzzing in the ear with no external noises present to explain this sensation. The
There are lots of ways to feel more youthful. However, one method of staying young that isn’t usually mentioned is to protect your hearing. For years, improving and increasing your life has been linked to a healthy diet and exercise. These practices also help you control your weight and help prevent cancer and heart disease.
Some activities are just staples of summer: Outdoor concerts, fireworks shows, state fairs, air shows, and NASCAR races (look, if you like watching cars drive around in circles, no one’s going to judge you). The crowds, and the noise levels, are growing as more of these events are getting back to normal. And that can
Hearing loss can be a consequence of numerous things and is generally incredibly frustrating. There are some situations where hearing loss is caused by a more serious underlying health condition and isn’t simply the result of an injury or aging. Watch out for these hearing loss red flags Hearing loss will frequently throw up a
Everyone’s hearing loss condition is unique and hearing aids are manufactured to compensate for those unique conditions. Whether you are new to wearing hearing aids or have been wearing them for years, if your hearing aids cause headaches or any other type of pain, there is a solution. A properly adjusted hearing aid will fit
Do your hearing aid batteries seem to die quicker than they should? There are numerous reasons why this may be occurring that may be surprising. How long should hearing aid batteries last? From 3 to 7 days is the typical time-frame for charge to last. That range is rather wide. But it’s so wide that
You want to be courteous when you’re talking with friends. You want your clients, co-workers, and boss to recognize that you’re completely involved when you’re at work. With family, you might find it less difficult to just tune out the conversation and ask the person next to you to repeat what you missed, just a
You’ve been looking forward to this all week: a Zoom call with your son and daughter-in-law. You’ll be able to catch up, check-in, and, laugh. But when you get online you realize, to your sadness and frustration, that you can’t hear very well. Your hearing aids are in, but everything sounds muffled. You’re incredibly frustrated.
