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Why You Should Schedule a Hearing Test for World Alzheimer’s Month

This month, let’s take a moment to talk about Alzheimer’s disease, which affects many people directly or through someone they care about. This is the most common type of dementia, a more general term for
August 30, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Healthy Communication with Your Family

Healthy Communication with Your Family

About 48 million Americans have hearing loss; by age 65, one in three has trouble hearing. Hearing loss that isn’t treated can hurt a person’s physical and mental health and ability to make friends, do
August 28, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Assisting Students Who are Hard of Hearing

Assisting Students Who are Hard of Hearing

Learning at school can be challenging for any student, but the problems can be even more numerous for a child with hearing loss. Even if a child doesn’t have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan), teachers
August 15, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Monitor Your Earbud Use to Protect Your Hearing

Monitor Your Earbud Use to Protect Your Hearing

You can find earbuds almost anywhere. Everyone has at least one pair, from cheap ones from the drugstore to high-tech ones blocking noise. We wear them to work, walk the dog, and go to the
August 15, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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A Link between Fatigue & Hearing Loss

A Link between Fatigue & Hearing Loss

Work and social life can be hard on your health, but if you feel more tired at the end of the day than you think you should, even if you’re otherwise healthy, you might want
August 1, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Daily Activities That Could Harm Your Hearing

Daily Activities That Could Harm Your Hearing

Hearing loss is usually associated with older Americans, but did you know that younger people also lose their hearing at a higher rate? Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the U.S.
August 1, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Exercise, Diet, Sleep, and Hearing Can Affect Your Brain's Aging Process

Exercise, Diet, Sleep, and Hearing Can Affect Your Brain’s Aging Process

How much do you know about the health of your brain? Your brain ages slowly over time, just like every other body part. But there are a few things that can speed up the aging
July 30, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Ways to Protect Your Hearing

Ways to Protect Your Hearing

You’ve heard it a thousand times but it bears repeating: Prevention is better than the cure when it comes to health. People can live longer and healthier lives by taking care of their health. People
July 24, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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Age-Related Hearing Loss is Often Undertreated

Age-Related Hearing Loss is Often Undertreated

Hearing loss can be a strain, not just for the person who can’t hear but also for their friends and family. Hearing loss affects all your relationships, from the once-a-week friends you see at the
July 17, 2022
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Matt Dearing
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