Your workplace recently adopted the trend of open-office floor plans, promoting collaboration and teamwork. However, you find yourself having difficulties in this new configuration. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the elevated noise makes it hard to follow conversations. The inability to follow conversations in noisy environments frequently acts as […]
It’s natural to want to learn about the side effects of a medication when you start taking it. Can it upset your stomach? Will it cause dehydration? Make you drowsy? You might not even know about some of the more impactful side effects, including hearing loss. Ototoxicity is the medical name professionals have given this […]
There are a wide variety of reasons for muffled hearing. For most people, it’s a temporary situation. But muffled hearing can also be a sign that a more severe hearing issue is happening. Partly, that’s because, aside from sudden hearing loss, hearing loss is generally not a condition that develops suddenly. Symptoms build slowly and […]
Contemporary cell phones have become a lot clearer and more reliable nowadays. But sometimes, it will still be challenging to hear what the person on the other end is saying. And for individuals who have hearing loss, it can be particularly difficult. There must be a simple fix for that, right? Why not use a […]
It probably seems like a simple thing to care for your hearing aids. After all, you were likely given a set of care guidelines when you originally bought your devices. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s very likely that you […]
If you are walking around with an old-school ear trumpet in hand than clearly, it’s time for an upgrade. Making that call when you wear conventional hearing aids is trickier, though, so how does one know? You bought your hearing aids ten years ago, and they still get the job done, right? While it may […]
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 20 percent of people suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects on a person’s […]
Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]
There is one component that is crucial to keeping hearing aids cost effective and that’s the batteries. It is one of the largest financial challenges consumers have to deal with when buying hearing aids because the costs of replacing them can add up fast. Usually the batteries die at the worst time which is even […]
