Every May, the American Speech and Hearing Association organizes and celebrates Better Speech and Hearing Month to draw awareness to the widespread impacts of disabling hearing loss and the consequences it poses to every one of the almost 50 million Americans that live with it to some degree. This year …
Connecting People | May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
Hearing loss is an invisible disability, and as such it can be hard to understand until we’re actually living with it. While noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is completely preventable, still there are millions of people each year who suffer damage to their hearing from noise exposure. It can seem as …
Tips for Selecting Hearing Aids
When you decide to take control of your hearing loss, one of the last steps in the process is picking which hearing aid to use. Shopping for a significant purchase like hearing aids might be stressful, but it is unavoidable. The majority of hearing aids last between 5 and 10 …
What to Ask During A Hearing Consultation
Have you made an appointment for a hearing test? Congrats! This is the ideal first step toward maintaining your hearing health. Feel free to bring a friend or family member with you when you come in for your hearing exam. After all, when it comes to hearing and recalling everything …
Start Your New Year with Better Hearing!
It is common to make at least one or two resolutions with the start of the New Year. What do you hope to achieve?! Common New Years’ resolutions include eating healthier, starting an exercise routine, starting a new project, or reaching out to old friends. However, if you are one …
Hearing Loss & Vertigo: All About Meniere’s Disease
Meniere’s disease can be a mysterious condition, particularly for those who already have hearing loss or tinnitus. These two conditions are related to Meniere’s disease, but they can signal something much more complicated going on in the inner ear. In addition to hearing loss and ringing or other sounds in …
October is Protect Your Hearing Month
Hearing loss is likely more common than you think. 1 in 7 people between the ages 45 and 64 have some degree of hearing loss, making it the third most pervasive chronic condition that people experience today. October is Protect Your Hearing Month which you can participate in by learning …
Know Alzheimer’s Disease: Treat Hearing Loss in September during World Alzheimer’s Month
Have you found yourself suddenly struggling to remember things you have done for years? It’s common to be forgetful every now and then, but if this occurs more and more often, there is the possibility it could signify the onset of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. This is …
How to Prevent Swimmer’s Ear
An irritating by-product of loving water sports can be getting swimmer’s ear. You’ll absolutely know if you have it because the pain and annoyance of the affliction is hard to ignore. Characterized by infection in the outer ear, it isn’t always the result of too many laps or games of …
Osteoporosis and Sudden Hearing Loss
The human body is a tightly knit network of interconnections, and sometimes we are surprised by the relationships that exist. Seemingly unconnected systems of the body can have profound effects on one another. Though we might not fully understand how they are connected, research can demonstrate a statistical relationship at …