Even when it’s somewhat minor, hearing loss can have a huge impact on your life. The way you connect with friends, coworkers, and family members can change drastically. It can become a challenge to perform day-to-day activities such as going shopping. But that doesn’t mean it has to be all doom and gloom. If you […]
If you start talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will probably put a dark cloud over the entire event. The topic of dementia can be really frightening and most individuals aren’t going to go out of their way to talk about it. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive disease, makes you lose […]
You’re starving so you go to your fridge for a little bite to eat. Will it be something salty… how about crackers? Chips sound good! Wait. Maybe this leftover piece of cheesecake. Actually, maybe you should just eat a banana. Of course, a banana is a much better health option. Everything is interconnected in the […]
No two instances of hearing loss are the same You should not expect your experience with impaired hearing to be exactly the same as somebody else who might have the same hearing loss condition. No two instances of hearing loss are precisely alike. While you might be able to relate to someone else with hearing […]
So, so many family get-togethers. During the holidays, it most likely feels like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative almost every weekend. That’s the charm (and, some might say, the curse) of the holiday season. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this annual catching up. You get to find out what everyone’s […]
You’re bombarded by noise as soon as you arrive at the yearly company holiday party. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the throbbing beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. In such a noisy environment, you can’t hear anything. The punch lines of jokes are […]
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less prevalent than the well known runny nose. One type of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that goes into one or both ears. While you may generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be disregarded. What […]
You’ve been putting off calling us to see if you need hearing aids, but you’ve finally decided it’s time. You’ve been resisting this like so many other people. But the stress of going through life without being able to hear has finally become too hard to ignore. So when you do finally come in and […]
It’s hard to believe but most people have gone more than ten years without having a hearing test. One of those individuals is Harper. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she shows up dutifully for her annual medical exam. She even gets her timing belt changed every 6000 […]
You know that it can be difficult to get your partner’s attention if they have untreated hearing loss. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a regular, indoor volume level, so you get nothing. You try increasing your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he still […]