How Can You Prepare Your Kids for Attending School With Hearing Loss?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 14.9% of children ages six to 19 have low or high-frequency hearing loss of at least 16 decibels. Sending your kids with hearing loss to school for the first time may initially feel like a nerve-wracking experience. Taking a few steps to prepare your kids for attending school,…
What Is Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease?
Autoimmune diseases are when your body’s immune system mistakenly attacks normal or healthy cells. Autoimmune inner ear disease, or AIED, is when the body mistakes normal cells for virus or bacteria cells in the ear and attacks them, resulting in hearing loss. AIED is quite rare, making up only 1% of the 28 million Americans…
7 Tips for Holiday Socializing When You Have Hearing Loss
Here comes the holiday season, along with all the fun of reconnecting with your family and friends at special get-togethers. But if you have hearing loss, participating in conversations at noisy events can pose a challenge—even when wearing your hearing aids. However, staying present in every special moment may be easier than you think. Follow…
Don’t Let Hearing Loss Bring You Down
Research shows that people with hearing loss are more likely to experience a fall than peers with normal hearing. It all ties back to the health of the vestibular system. One study from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the National Institute on Aging found that people ages 40 to 69 with mild hearing…
How to Prepare for Job Searching With Hearing Loss
Job searching can be a stressful experience filled with countless applications, phone screens and interview outfit choices. Preparation and accommodations can help prevent hearing loss from adding unnecessary stress to your job search. Personal and Workplace Accommodations A couple of personal measures you can take to reduce the stress of hearing loss include but are…
How Does Elevation and Depth Affect Your Ears?
Changing elevation or depth quickly, such as when flying on a plane or diving in the ocean, can cause a popping sensation or discomfort in the ears. The popping sensation and discomfort are caused by a condition called ear barotrauma. Ear barotrauma occurs when there is an imbalance of pressure between the air or water…
How to Have a Stress-Free Shopping Experience With Hearing Loss
Shopping with hearing loss can be a stressful experience. Whether you’re buying clothes, food, school supplies or other items, a busy store can sometimes feel overwhelming and confusing. Check out our list of tips for navigating your shopping trip with hearing loss. Choose the Right Stores With hearing loss, commotion from a busy store can…
Why Does My Hearing Aid Buzz While I’m on My Cell Phone?
Hearing aids can help improve your communication and awareness by amplifying speech sounds and reducing background noise. If you’ve decided to start using these small but powerful devices to treat your hearing loss, one thing to watch out for when choosing which style you want is how they interact with cell phones. Some hearing aids…
Here’s Why You Should Take a Loved One to Your Audiology Appointment
Bringing a companion, whether a partner, child or close friend, to your audiology appointment may provide more benefits than you’d initially expect. Let’s look at some benefits you, your loved ones and your audiologist might experience. Your Companion Provides Extra Insight It can be difficult to be objective about your own hearing loss. Not only…
Heart Health Is Ear-risistible
Did you know there is an important connection between heart health and hearing health? According to the CDC, almost 610,000 people in the U.S. annually die from heart disease.1 While you’re probably aware of the importance of caring for your cardiovascular system, you might not be aware of the link between the cardiac and auditory systems….