You’re lying in bed trying to sleep when you first notice the sound: a beating or perhaps a throbbing, perhaps a whooshing, inside of your ear. The sound is beating at the same rhythm as your heartbeat. And once you notice that sound, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you up, which is not […]
Let’s pretend you go to a rock concert. You’re cool, so you spend all night in the front row. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s enjoyable, and the next day, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That part’s not so enjoyable.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear when […]
Congrats! Modern hearing aids are an impressive piece of technology, and you’ve recently become the proud owner of a shiny new set. But, as with all new devices, there are things that hearing aid owners wish someone had informed them about. Let’s look at nine typical mistakes new hearing aid wearers make and how you […]
Are you going mad with that tinnitus in your ears? Find out what causes tinnitus and whether you could have inherited it. What is tinnitus? A ringing, buzzing, or droning in the ears with no outside cause of the sound is a condition known as tinnitus. The direct translation of the word tinnitus is”ringing like […]
There are many ways to feel more youthful. But protecting your hearing is one way that is frequently overlooked. Diet and exercise have been publicized for years as a proven way to increase your lifespan while improving your quality of life. It also helps counter heart disease, cancer, and improves weight control. But good hearing […]
Summertime has some activities that are simply staples: 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). As more of these events return to something resembling normal, the crowds, and the noise levels, are growing. And that […]
Hearing loss can be brought on by numerous things and is generally very aggravating. Although hearing loss is commonly the result of age or an injury, in some situations, hearing loss may be a symptom of a more severe root medical condition. These are some hearing loss red flags you should watch for Hearing loss […]
Hearing aids are intended to help compensate for your individual hearing loss condition. Whether you are new to using 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. If your hearing aid is adjusted properly it will meet your […]
Does it seem as if your hearing aid batteries drain way too fast? Here are some unexpected reasons that may occur. So how far should the charge on my hearing aid battery last? The typical hearing aid battery lasts anywhere between 3 and 7 days. That’s a very wide range. So wide, in fact, that […]
You want to be courteous when you’re talking to friends. At work, you want to appear engaged, even enthralled with what your manager/colleagues/clients are talking about. You regularly find yourself needing family to repeat themselves because it was easier to tune out parts of the conversation that you weren’t able to hear very well. You […]
