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Work & Leisure Activities That Could Contribute to Hearing Loss

posted: May 16, 2021

If you are experiencing hearing loss there are many things that could have contributed to this. Age is the most common factor, with one out of three people over 65 Read More

Tips for Communicating with Face Masks

posted: Apr. 15, 2021

Face masks have become a necessary part of what we wear on a daily basis. You may find yourself wearing a mask for several hours every day as you navigate Read More

Tips for Cleaning Your Ears

posted: Mar. 12, 2021

From our mouths to our noses, we all have our routines to keep ourselves clean, and it is the same with our ears. However, many people may be cleaning their Read More

How Quitting Smoking & Lowering Blood Pressure Could Support Healthy Hearing

posted: Feb. 18, 2021

Your hearing is connected to many other aspects of health. On the one hand, untreated hearing loss can start a chain reaction of other negative health effects ranging from the physical Read More

Seeking Hearing Loss Treatment Could Help Prevent or Delay Dementia

posted: Feb. 12, 2021

About 48 million Americans today suffer from some form of hearing loss, but only about 1 out of 5 get to the point of doing something about it. On average, Read More

Tips for Virtual Communication from People with Hearing Loss

posted: Jan. 15, 2021

Virtual communications have transformed before our eyes, but that does not necessarily make them more readily adaptable to the ears. After a long history of audio-only telephone communication, the past Read More

Watching TV with Hearing Aids

posted: Dec. 11, 2020

Hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss, the third most pervasive medical condition that older adults experience. These electronic devices are designed to absorb, amplify, and process Read More

Adults with Hearing Loss at Higher Risk for Unemployment

posted: Nov. 12, 2020

Hearing loss is a problem that affects over 48 million Americans. While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 put protective measures in place to ensure that people with Read More

Memory Loss & Psychological Distress with Hearing Loss

posted: Oct. 16, 2020

Once, we may have thought that hearing loss was an unfortunate but relatively benign part of getting older. However, in recent decades, numerous studies have pointed to more serious consequences Read More

When to Take a Hearing Test

posted: Aug. 14, 2020

Ideally, for optimal hearing health, people over the age of 50 are encouraged to have an annual hearing test. Even if you don’t experience any signs of hearing loss, having Read More