When it comes to overall health and health considerations, hearing health is often overlooked. While the consequences of smoking on respiratory health are widely acknowledged, the intricate relationship between smoking and hearing loss is a less known connection. Let’s shed some light on the connection …
The Quiet Danger: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Teens
Adolescence is a time of self-discovery and exploration, and like never before, teenagers are plugged into a world filled with music, entertainment, and social interaction. While these experiences shape their identity, they may also expose them to a quiet danger – Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). …
Bridging the Gap: What People with Hearing Loss Wish You Knew
Hearing loss is often an invisible condition, but its impact on individuals is very real. For those who live with hearing loss, navigating daily life can be a unique challenge. While communication is essential for building connections and fostering understanding, it can sometimes be a …
Understanding Hearing Loss in Veterans and How to Provide Support
The price of freedom is often paid in silence, a silence that speaks volumes about the sacrifices made by our brave veterans. Among the many challenges they face upon returning home, hearing loss is a silent but significant issue that affects a substantial portion of …
Unlocking the Power of Residual Hearing
Hearing loss is a lot more common than you might think. It impacts your ability to perceive sounds and engage in effective communication. Residual hearing is a term that might be unfamiliar to you, but if you have hearing loss it’s an important concept. Let’s …
Traveling with Hearing Loss: Your Comprehensive Guide
Exploring new places is one of life’s greatest joys. Whether you’re an avid traveler or planning a one-time adventure, it’s essential to ensure your journey is comfortable and enjoyable, especially if you have hearing loss. Traveling to another state or country with hearing loss might …
10 Facts About Hearing Loss
Do you have any questions about hearing loss? If you’ve been wanting to learn more about your ears and your hearing health, here are 10 facts you might not know about hearing loss. Fact 1: Hearing Loss Is Very Common First of all, hearing loss …
Repairing Relationships After Hearing Loss
While one in eight Americans shows some degree of hearing loss in both ears, the impact of hearing loss extends beyond those living with the condition. People close to us are often bearing their own burden in silence. Experts predict that there will be roughly …
Don’t Let Hearing Loss Dampen the Fun of Summer Parties
With the quarantine years now in the rearview mirror, we are now living with some residue of the era. Our culture shifted fundamentally in some ways that are here to stay, like the work from home movement. We’ve also become a nation more interested in …
Turning Down the Volume on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Like the healthy functioning of many systems within the human body, our hearing and its longevity is impacted by a complex orchestra of genetic and environmental factors. The most well-known culprit for acquired hearing loss is aging itself, which wears away at the health of …