Hearing loss has a track record for showing itself slowly. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. (After all, you’re just turning up the volume on your TV once in a while, it’s nothing to worry about, right?) That’s normally the case, yes, but not always. It turns out hearing loss can also happen […]
It’s easy to notice how your body ages over time. Your skin begins to develop some wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your knees start to be a little more sore. Your skin becomes a little droopy in places. Maybe your eyesight and your hearing both start to diminish a little. These indicators […]
Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a potential client. Your company is being looked at for a job and a number of individuals from your company have gathered on a conference call. All of the various voices get a little muddled and difficult to understand. […]
Isn’t pizza fascinating? As long as a few criteria are met, you can switch toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. That’s similar to hearing loss. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by many different problems, loud noises, genetics, age, or ear obstructions, but as long as you have difficulty detecting sounds, it’s still […]
Tom is getting a new knee and he’s super pumped! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you get older. He will be able to move moving around more freely and will experience less pain with his new knee. So Tom goes in, the operation is successful, and Tom heads home! That’s when […]
It’s not like you just wake up one day, and suddenly can’t hear. Hearing loss, especially when it’s related to aging, generally progresses in degrees. Some indicators appear earlier, though, and you don’t recognize there is an issue right away. The early symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Slowing down the progression of hearing […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. As long as it meets a few basic criteria (crust, sauce, cheese, etc.) whatever the toppings, it’s still pizza. That’s similar to hearing loss. As long as you are having difficulty hearing sound, whether it’s due to a blockage, age, loud noise, or whatever else, it’s still hearing loss. Limiting […]
Millions of years ago, the world was a lot different. The long-necked Diplacusis wandered this volcano-laden landscape. Thanks to its extra long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so large that it was afraid of no predator. Actually, the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period is known as Diplodocus. When you’re hearing two sounds at the […]
Finally, it’s summer!! This summer season has a lot of fun. But keep the health of your hearing in mind before you head out for a day on the beach, a rocking concert, or maybe a great backyard get-together. When you’re out enjoying summer, do keep in mind that your hearing can be damaged by […]
When you take a shower, always remember to wash your ears. Whenever you say that, you unavoidably use your “parent voice”. Maybe you even recall getting that advice as a kid. That’s the kind of memory that can take you back to simpler times as you wrap yourself in the nostalgia of youth. But it’s […]
