Add This to Your List: New Year’s Resolutions for Your Hearing With the New Year comes a fresh slate. A chance to start a new beginning, using the knowledge we have gathered from years past to move forward. Hence why many people set New Year’s resolutions for themselves and try to set positive intentions for […]
The Link Between Hearing Loss & Smoking
Many of us know the health risks associated with smoking, but most people don’t realize that besides respiratory problems, heart disease, and cancer, smoking can also put your hearing at risk. Even if you are not a smoker, but live with someone who does, your hearing health is still at risk. A clinical study that […]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Hearing Impaired Children
With the holidays in full swing, many people are still out in search of the perfect gift for their loved ones. However, we all know that shopping for gifts can be a stressful ordeal. The traffic and the crowds in itself are usually enough to raise someone’s stress levels, and when you have the dilemma […]
Successfully Navigate the Dating Scene with these Hearing Loss Dating Tips
The dating scene can be awkward for anyone to navigate, but when you add a hearing impairment into the mix, some people find that they have an even harder time. While it is natural to feel anxious about an upcoming date, everyone deserves to feel comfortable and confident with themselves. However, with proper preparation and […]
How to Make the Holidays Hearing-Friendly
If you are hard of hearing or have any degree of hearing loss, the holidays can be a frustrating and challenging time. However, no one should ever hermit themselves away during the holiday season. Unfortunately having any degree of hearing loss can make it difficult to follow and stay involved in conversations and can quickly […]
Healthy Hearing 101: Prevent Hearing Loss with Food
When you ask someone to list some of the ways to prevent hearing loss, you typically hear the same answers. Staying on top of ear infections, keeping your ears clean, listening to music at a reasonable level, and wearing earplugs are the most common answers. While none of these answers are false, many don’t realize […]
Dark Chocolate, Good for your Hearing Health?!
With Halloween around the corner, this is the time of year that one’s sweet tooth kicks into high gear. However, before you go and down a handful of candy, did you know that dark chocolate is good for your hearing health? Dark chocolate that is at least 70% cocoa features an abundance of antioxidants, magnesium, […]
Eat Your Way to Better Health and Hearing this Fall
It’s no surprise that lifestyle factors, such as exercise and nutrition, have a significant influence on your health. However, between the colder weather and the shorter days, it makes it much more challenging to stay healthy. The frightful weather outside can be bad enough to keep most people indoors, and like many of us, we […]
True or False: The Common Myths about Hearing Loss
Despite the fact that hearing loss is a common condition that will eventually affect almost all of us, there is a stigma regarding this condition. While this condition is sometimes considered to be the “invisible disability,” because it is not always obvious, many don’t talk about hearing loss enough. While sometimes the reason is cost […]
Ear Barotrauma in the Mountains: How to Correct the Balance
Driving in the mountains can be a beautiful sight for the eyes, but it can be a pain in the ears. Typically, steep inclines or descents can create a clogged or stuffy feeling in the ears, and it’s called Ear Barotrauma. It’s when the air pressure outside of the eardrum becomes different than the pressure […]