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How Common is Hearing Loss?
By the time people reach 65, one in three people in that age bracket will have a hearing loss — mild, moderate, or severe — in one or both ears. In the World Health Organization’s recent post “Deafness and hearing loss,” it reports that today, 432 million adults and...
Hearing Care Promotion Can Help Save Tax Dollars
According to World Health Organization statistics, unaddressed hearing loss is a major public health expense, costing governments worldwide $980 billion annually. Because hearing loss (and related ear diseases) can be prevented or quickly addressed when identified...
When Your Hearing Aids Need to Be as Active as You Are
Regardless of age, getting help for hearing loss is essential to maintaining your physical and mental health. Hearing aids provide the best solution to the cognitive decline, social isolation, and strained relationships associated with hearing loss. Just because you...
Is Your New iPhone 12 Getting in the Way of Sound Clarity?
Back when Apple introduced an accessibility feature that enabled hearing aid users to pair their hearing aids to their apple devices using Bluetooth, it was a game-changer for those who had difficulty hearing. Not only were the days of difficulty hearing phone...
The Unexpected Signs of Hearing Loss
Your brain makes adjustments to overcome the lack of some sounds as your capacity to hear begins to deteriorate. Because this process takes place over an extended period, you are unaware that you are experiencing hearing loss until you start to struggle with it....
What Can I Expect at a Hearing Assessment
Your hearing health is essential to maintaining better overall well-being and enjoying a higher quality of living. For individuals experiencing hearing loss, better hearing begins with identifying and correcting the problem. Many people avoid having a hearing...
Is There a Correlation Between COVID-19 and Hearing Loss?
Researchers are on the hunt to discover if there is, in fact, a connection between COVID-19 and hearing loss. Colds and flu often 'go to our heads,' filling our sinuses and ears with mucousy fluid that can become very uncomfortable. Many people get so 'full of cold'...
Why It Is Important for Young People to Get Their Hearing Checked
One of the most common assumptions associated with hearing loss is that it only affects old people. Though a higher percentage of adults over age 69 are diagnosed with hearing loss, it is important to note that hearing loss most often relates to noise exposure rather...
Studies Show Link Between Hearing Loss and Mental Decline
Hearing loss is so common that it's long been considered a normal part of the aging process and no great cause for alarm. But studies from Johns Hopkins University have found links between hearing loss, cognitive decline, and dementia. That means that it may be a...
What is Tinnitus and What Can I Do About It?
If you hear a chirping, buzzing, hissing, or ringing sound in your ears, chances are you are one of the nearly 15 million Americans who suffers from tinnitus. For some people, the sounds are intermittent, but for others it is a constant annoyance that seems like it...