Hearing loss can impact many aspects of your day-to-day life. Your pastimes, your professional life, and even your love life can be affected by hearing loss, for instance. For couples who are struggling with hearing loss, communication can become tense. This can cause increased stress, more quarrels, and even the growth of animosity. If untreated, […]
Your workplace has decided to encourage teamwork and collaboration by opening up the office floor plan. But this new setup has become a struggle for you. It’s because the elevated noise is making it challenging to follow along with conversation and not because you miss the privacy of cubical walls. Even if mainstream hearing tests […]
When you start on a course of medication, it’s normal to want to be informed about any potential side effects. Can it upset your stomach? Will it cause your mouth to dry out? Make you drowsy? There might also be a more serious potential side effect that you may not be aware of – hearing […]
Does hearing loss get worse as you get older? Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting all adults as they age, but it’s a gradual process. In fact, over one half of people 75 and older have difficulty hearing. Presbycusis Presbycusis is defined as age-related hearing loss or the slow process of […]
Sleepless nights are no fun. And when it occurs frequnetly, it’s particularly vexing. You lie awake tossing and turning, checking the time over and over, and stressing about how exhausted you will be tomorrow. Medical professionals call this kind of chronic sleeplessness “insomnia”. Over time, the effects of chronic insomnia will add up, negatively impacting […]
Being pregnant can affect your hearing in a variety of ways–including hearing loss and tinnitus. Rapid treatment for pregnancy-related hearing loss may be necessary. […]
Earbuds are everywhere. People use them to listen to music, take phone calls, or watch TV. But at high volumes, earbuds could permanently damage your hearing. […]
