The majority of people don’t want to discuss the effect hearing loss has on relationships, even though it’s a problem many people deal with. Hearing loss can create communication hurdles that lead to misunderstandings and aggravation for both partners. This is the perfect time for you to express your love and appreciation for your loved […]
Have you ever purchased one of those “one size fits all” t-shirts only to be dismayed (and shocked) when the shirt doesn’t, in fact, fit as advertised? It’s kind of a bummer, right? There aren’t really very many “one size fits all” with anything in the real world. That’s a fact with t-shirts and it’s […]
Are you forgetting something? It isn’t your imagination. It really is getting more difficult to remember things in everyday life. Memory loss seems to develop fairly quickly once it’s noticed. It becomes more debilitating the more aware of it you become. Did you know memory loss is linked to hearing loss? And no, this isn’t […]
It’s essential to educate yourself about hearing loss, especially if you or somebody you know is coping with it. When you have accurate knowledge, you can steer clear of making bad decisions and will be better able to cope with your condition. Here are some popular myths to ignore when suffering from minor hearing loss. […]
Every day scientists are discovering new cures. That might be a positive or a negative. You might decide that you really don’t need to be very cautious about your hearing because you saw some encouraging research about potential future cures for deafness. By the time you begin showing symptoms of hearing loss, you think, they’ll […]
If you’re exposed to a lot of loud sound and don’t use hearing protection, you might experience hearing loss later in life. Hearing loss may be in your future, for example, if you work on a loud factory floor without hearing protection. These are pretty common and well known causes of hearing loss. But within […]
For you and the people you love, coping with hearing loss can be difficult to adjust to. Sometimes, it can even be unsafe. What’s going to happen if you can’t hear a fire alarm or somebody calling your name? If you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t be able to hear those car noises that […]
If you start talking about dementia at your next family get-together, you will most likely put a dark cloud over the whole event. Dementia isn’t a topic most individuals are intentionally looking to discuss, mainly because it’s rather scary. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you gradually (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your mental faculties, […]
Gatherings. More, and more 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 fun (and also challenging) for this reason. Normally, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to check in on everyone and […]
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less prevalent than the well known runny nose. Once in a while, a cold can go into one or more ears, but you rarely hear about those. While you may generally think of colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom should never be dismissed. […]
