In the hectic frenzy of everyday life, our ears often shoulder the burden of neglect and inadvertent harm. There are some common but dangerous practices, including utilizing cotton swabs and ear candling, that will put your hearing health in peril. What follows are a few strategies you can use to help safeguard the health of […]
Chances are, earwax and its accumulation haven’t been subjects of significant contemplation for you, except perhaps during ear hygiene sessions. Still, it’s essential to have an understanding of its purpose and how it forms. What triggers the accumulation of earwax? Earwax, also technically called cerumen, is composed of a mix of sweat, skin particles, hair, […]
Hearing loss can impact many areas of your daily life. Your hobbies, your professional life, and even your love life can be affected by hearing loss, for instance. Communication can become strained for couples who are coping with hearing loss. Animosity can develop from the increased stress and more frequent quarrels. In other words, left […]
Why is getting routine hearing assessments essential? Well, the truth is that hearing loss can have significant and long-term effects on your general health. Having your hearing tested regularly can help you detect hearing loss early, get care faster, and, improve your health, wellness, and quality of life. Getting a hearing exam – who should […]
Physically, you will usually get several years out of your hearing aids, but as your degree of hearing loss changes, your hearing aids could need an upgrade. Getting routine hearing assessments is key to making sure your hearing aids are programmed and fit properly. Assuming appropriate programming and fitting, here’s a guideline for their longevity. […]
Your workplace has opted to encourage teamwork and collaboration by opening up the office floor plan. But this new arrangement has become challenging for you. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the elevated noise makes it hard to follow conversations. The inability to follow along with conversations in noisy settings […]
When you begin on a course of medication, it’s normal to want to be educated about any potential side effects. Can it upset your stomach? Will it cause your mouth to dry out? Make you sleepy? There could also be a more severe potential side effect that you may not be aware of – hearing […]
Muffled hearing can present for lots of reasons. For the majority of individuals, it’s a short-term situation. In other cases, muffled hearing can be a precursor of more serious hearing-related problems. Partly, that’s because, outside of sudden hearing loss, hearing loss is usually not a condition that progresses suddenly. Symptoms appear slowly over a long […]
These days, the mobile phone network is a lot more reliable (and there’s a lot less static involved). But sometimes, it will still be challenging to hear what the person on the other end is saying. As a matter of fact, there’s one group for whom phone conversations aren’t always a positive experience: those with […]
It most likely seems like a simple thing to take care of your hearing aids. When you first obtained your hearing aids, you most likely got a set of care instructions, after all. Most hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to in regard to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s quite likely that you […]
