The Power of a Support System in Hearing Health
Living with hearing loss can be hard at times, but having a strong support system makes it easier. Your support system may include family, found family, friends, neighbors, members of your church or religious community—it’s anyone you can count on to be there for you throughout your hearing loss journey. What Research Says Having a…
How AI Is Making Hearing Aids Better Than Ever
AI (artificial intelligence) is in everything these days, including hearing aids! Here’s a look at how AI is changing hearing aids for the better, improving the user’s listening experience while also supporting their overall health and well-being. How AI Hearing Aids Work Using machine-learning algorithms, these hearing aids constantly analyze the sounds around you and…
Hearing Protection
We are exposed to sound on a daily basis. Volume levels vary considerably, and can easily exceed 85 decibels (dB) – the threshold that is considered safe. Any prolonged exposure to noise exceeding this is harmful and can cause permanent, irreversible hearing loss. Excess noise exposure isn’t the only cause of hearing damage. Diseases, drugs…
Could Your Tongue Be Key to Treating Tinnitus?
Tinnitus affects about 10-15% of people across the globe. Being such a prevalent condition, it is surprising that the treatment options are still fairly limited. New research out of the University of Minnesota looked at an unlikely treatment option, electrical stimulation of the tongue. Sound and Electrical Stimulation of the Tongue Research Researchers from the…
Can B12 Relieve Tinnitus?
A cure for tinnitus still alludes researchers. A pilot study published in the international journal Noise & Health looked at the possibility that vitamin B12 could play a role in the treatment of chronic tinnitus. B12 Benefits Cobalamin, more commonly known as B12, is an essential vitamin your body needs to work properly but cannot…
Can You Listen to Music with Hearing Aids?
Missing out on the intricacies of music, including understanding the lyrics and being able to identify new instruments, is a common complaint made by many with hearing loss. While hearing aids have always been designed to help, it is only recently that newer hearing aids have fixed many of their design flaws that made listening…
How to Prevent Common Hearing Aid Disasters
Getting your hearing tested, deciding on the perfect hearing aid for you and wearing the device around until you are comfortable is the hard part. Protecting your hearing aid from the world is easy, especially when you know what to do when disaster does strike. Drop Your Hearing Aid Wearing your hearing aids when you…
What Is Vertigo?
Have you ever experienced the feeling that you or your surroundings are moving when you are standing still? If so, you may be suffering from a condition known as vertigo. Understanding what causes this condition can help you seek treatment in a timely manner. Symptoms of Vertigo Everyone’s vertigo is different. Most describe the sensation…
Should You Get Your Hearing Tested?
There are a number of negative long-term side effects that can impact your health and emotional well-being when you have untreated hearing loss. But even with these well-documented dangers, many are not proactive about managing their hearing health. The first step in getting treatment for your hearing loss is to schedule a hearing test. How…
Tips for Working Remotely with Hearing Loss
The working landscape has forever changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, for those with and without hearing loss. One major difference is the increase of virtual meetings. The American Speech-Language-hearing Association has put together a list of tips for those running the meetings and in attendance to make them more effective for people…