Four Ways to Protect Your Hearing
Your hearing is an important sense that allows you to communicate with friends, family and colleagues. If you don’t take measures to protect your hearing, you can lose it over time, and in many cases, it’s impossible to regain. Below is an overview of how noise-induced hearing loss can be developed and four easy ways…
Is There a Connection Between Hearing Loss and Menopause?
When you think of menopause, you likely think of symptoms like irregular periods, mood changes, weight gain and hot flashes that make you want to jump in Pine Lake even in February. But did you know that menopause can also cause hearing problems? We provide an overview of the connection between hearing loss and menopause…
Can Lost Hearing Be Restored?
Hearing loss makes everyday activities like interacting with loved ones, watching TV and scheduling appointments much more difficult than many realize. It’s little wonder why getting a hearing loss diagnosis can be an emotional and challenging time. With medical technology rapidly advancing, you may be wondering whether it’s possible for your hearing to be restored,…
What Is Auditory Deprivation?
Hearing loss is a progressive condition, meaning it develops slowly over time. The signs may be subtle: maybe your family complains you turn up the TV too loud, maybe it seems like everyone around you is mumbling because you have trouble understanding them even though you can hear their voices, or maybe after social interactions…
Tips for Helping Your Child with Hearing Loss Develop Social Skills
One of the greatest concerns parents of children with hearing loss have is whether they’ll make friends and develop social skills alongside their normal-hearing peers. While treating hearing loss is an important first step, there are other strategies you can employ as well. Below we’ve compiled tips for helping your child develop these necessary skills…
Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Can Infect the Middle Ear, Cause Hearing Loss
It seems that every day brings new information about COVID-19 and its potential complications to the human body. Once considered primarily a respiratory virus that could affect the nose, throat and lungs, there is new evidence that indicates the coronavirus may be able to infect the ears, as well as the mastoid bone of the…
A Healthy Ear is a Healthy Mind
Cognitive abilities amongst those with hearing loss decline 30-40 percent faster than in people with normal hearing. Troubles with thinking, remembering, reasoning—this is what is referred to as subjective cognitive decline, which has been associated through study after study in patients with signs of hearing loss. The more severe the hearing loss, the greater the…
New Research Highlights Role of Protein in New Ear Hair Cell Development
Exposure to loud noises and aging can damage the delicate hair cells within the inner ear. Once damaged, these hair cells cannot heal or regrow, leading to permanent hearing loss. New research out of the University of Maryland School of Medicine reveals the important role a specific protein plays in the development of these hair…
What Causes Sudden Deafness?
Sudden deafness, also called sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), is a rapid loss of hearing that occurs either all at once or over a period of several days with no apparent cause. Most commonly, it presents in just one ear. The source of sudden deafness is usually a problem in the sensory organs of the…
Can Stress Lead to Hearing Loss?
These past few months have brought about unprecedented levels of stress for millions of Americans. Figuring out the right coping mechanism is crucial, as long-term stress can lead to a variety of health problems, including hearing loss. How Stress Affects Hearing Everyone experiences stress. Typically, after a stressful situation, your body sends out a signal that…