If you haven’t had a hearing exam since your grade school days, you’re not alone, it’s usually not part of a routine adult physical, and, unfortunately, we tend to treat hearing reactively rather than proactively. Luckily, a professional hearing specialist can uncover a wealth of information from a hearing test which can be used to […]
You scheduled a hearing exam but you’re so busy it’s understandable that you would have forgotten about it. It’s a good thing you got a text from the clinic reminding you in time for you to get ready. So… what should you do? The success of your appointment will be improved with just a little […]
Why is having regular hearing tests significant? Well, the fact is that hearing loss can have substantial and long-term impacts on your general health. Your quality of life will be improved, your health will be improved, and you will get the right treatment quicker if you get screened regularly. Who should get a hearing examination? […]
There are a wide variety of reasons for muffled hearing. For most people, it’s a short-term experience. In other instances, muffled hearing can be a harbinger of more substantial hearing-related issues. That’s because, for the most part, hearing loss is a gradually progressing condition. Symptoms progress slowly and over time. Typically, one of the first […]
Dealing with cancer is horrible. Patients have to go through a very hard time and some of the side effects of chemotherapy are frequently ignored. But for a large number of cancer survivors, there will be a life after cancer and that’s a pretty important thing to keep in mind. And you want that life […]
You may think of your favorite sci-fi movie when somebody starts talking about artificial intelligence (AI). But today, AI is a reality that we all better get accustomed to. This is especially true with regard to hearing aids. The times when hearing aids simply amplified the volume and were one-size-fits-all are gone for good. AI […]
You’re not quite certain why, but you’ve been feeling moody lately. Well, it was aggravating earlier this morning when you felt left out of the meeting at work. Your daughter got up and abruptly left the house after becoming frustrated when you kept asking her to turn the volume on the TV up. Why would […]
Subtle changes in your hearing can be difficult to recognize because of how slowly hearing loss typically advances. Although children are regularly tested, the majority of adults don’t even think about scheduling a hearing exam like they would their vision. You wouldn’t neglect a decline in your vision, so why wouldn’t you keep track of […]
Measuring hearing loss is more technical than it may at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can probably hear some things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. The majority of letters may sound clear at high or low volumes but others, like “s” and “b” could get lost. It will […]
What’s the connection between hearing loss and dementia? Medical science has connected the dots between brain health and hearing loss. Your risk of getting dementia is increased with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. Researchers believe that there may be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health problems. So how can […]
