When you know the extent and cause of your hearing loss, you can make better decisions about your care. Ask your hearing health professional to explain your hearing loss in detail. They can tell you …
How to Support a Loved One with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can profoundly impact a person’s life, affecting their ability to communicate and engage fully with their surroundings. If someone you care about is experiencing hearing loss, your support and understanding can make a …
Is Music to Blame for Hearing Loss?
Music is a universal language that brings joy, evokes emotions, and connects people. However, there is a growing concern about the potential impact of music on hearing health. As technology advances and personal listening devices …
The Silent Struggle: Why We Deny Hearing Troubles and the Road to Early Detection
As hearing professionals, we are all too familiar with the paradox of hearing loss: despite the prevalence and potential impact on our lives, many individuals tend to deny or downplay their hearing troubles. This article …
Why is Hearing Loss So Hard to Detect?
Do you ever feel like people are mumbling or not speaking clearly? Or maybe you struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments. If so, you may be experiencing hearing loss without realizing it. Hearing loss …
Understanding the Experience of Hearing Loss
If someone you care about needs help hearing, you might have wrong ideas about what they go through. You might have a bad picture of what it’s like to have hearing loss, which can lead …
Communication Obstacles Can Be a Sign of Hearing Loss
Have you ever had trouble hearing in very noisy places? You might be able to talk to someone when it’s quiet, but you might not be able to understand what they’re saying when there’s a …
What is Single-Sided Hearing Loss and its Causes?
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. have hearing loss, which significantly impacts them and their loved ones. If you can’t hear well, you can’t fully participate in social events or even have a clear …
Signs & Symptoms of Hearing Loss
Did you know that hearing loss is the third most common medical condition in the United States? As an invisible condition, hearing loss is not often discussed. Its association with old age has also made …
Sensitivity to Sound As We Age
Have you noticed any changes to your hearing recently? As we age, our sensitivity to sound changes as well, and younger and older adults experience sound very differently. This increased sensitivity to sound could help …