Tinnitus, as with lots of chronic conditions, has a mental health aspect to it. Dealing with the symptoms isn’t the only challenge. It’s finding the inner strength and resilience to do it regularly without knowing whether they will ever recede once and for all. For some people, sadly, depression can be the result. According to […]
We frequently don’t appreciate how important our sense of hearing is until it’s too late. Strong hearing improves our lives by improving our social, mental, and physical health. If you’re not safeguarding your hearing or ignoring your hearing impairment, you are compromising your overall health in ways you may not have recognized. Healthy hearing has […]
You notice a ringing in your ears when you get up in the morning. This is weird because they weren’t doing that yesterday. So now you’re asking yourself what the cause could be: lately, you’ve been keeping your music at a moderate volume and you haven’t been working in a noisy environment. But your head […]
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As your loved ones get older, you expect things like the need for bifocals or stories about when they were your age or changing hair color. Another change commonly connected with aging is hearing loss. This happens for numerous reasons: Some medications or medical treatments such as chemotherapy that cause structural damage to the ear, […]
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Is your hearing protection failing to protect your hearing? Look out for these three things. Despite your best attempts, you can sometimes encounter things that can mess with your hearing protection, both at home and at work. That’s hard to cope with. You’re trying to do the right thing after all. When you go to […]
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From cameras to phones to music players, how we power our electronics has evolved. A powerful, rechargeable hearing aid battery is finally realizing the hopes of hearing aid manufactures to replace the antiquated disposable power sources of the past. Disposable hearing aid batteries have traditionally been the power source of choice among manufacturers, with size […]
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When people are at an age where they are still working, their job is often a large part of their self-worth. They base their self-image on what kind of job they do, what position they hold, and how much they make. When someone asks “so what do you do?”, what’s the first thing that comes […]
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Are you aware that about one in three adults between the ages of 65 and 74 is affected by hearing loss and half of them are older than 75? But even though so many individuals are affected by hearing loss, 70% of them have never used hearing aids and for people under the age of […]
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The men and women who serve our country in uniform too often suffer debilitating mental, physical, and emotional difficulties after their service has ended. Within the continuing dialogue concerning veteran’s healthcare, the most frequently diagnosed disability is often relatively ignored: Tinnitus and hearing loss. Even if you factor in age and occupation, there’s a 30% […]
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It’s generally unclear what’s triggering tinnitus (a buzzing or ringing in your ears). But one thing we know for sure is that if you have hearing loss your chance of experiencing tinnitus rises. Up to 90 percent of people who experience tinnitus also have hearing loss according to HIAA. Your lifestyle, age, and genetics can […]