While everyone has dealt with a runny nose, we don’t usually mention other kinds of cold symptoms because they are less common. One type of cold you don’t often hear about is the one that goes into one or both ears. This form of cold can be more harmful than a common cold and shouldn’t […]
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You’ve been avoiding calling us to find out if you need hearing aids, but you’ve finally decided it’s time. You have been resisting this like so many other people. But the inconvenience, the lost moments, the missing interactions, they all finally became too hard to ignore. So it’s a little frustrating when you’re at the […]
Surprisingly, it’s been over 10 years since most people have had a hearing exam. One of those people is Harper. She goes to see her doctor for her yearly medical test and has her teeth cleaned every six months. She even changes her timing belt every 6000 miles. But she never remembers to schedule her […]
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If you have a partner with neglected hearing loss, you realize that getting their attention can be… a struggle. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a normal, indoor volume level, so you get nothing. You try saying Greg’s name a bit louder and still nothing. So […]
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There are lots of commonly recognized causes of hearing loss, but not many people recognize the dangers that some chemicals pose to their hearing. While there are numerous groups of people at risk, those in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. Knowing what these hazardous chemicals are and […]
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Music is a major part of Aiden’s life. While he’s out jogging, he’s listening to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: cardio, cooking, gaming, you name it. His headphones are just about always on, his life a totally soundtracked affair. But permanent hearing damage may be happening […]
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You’re lying down in bed trying to sleep when you first hear the sound: a beating or maybe a throbbing, perhaps a whooshing, inside of your ear. The sound is beating at the same rhythm as your heartbeat. And once you notice that sound, you can’t tune it out. You have a big day tomorrow […]
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Let’s pretend you go to a rock concert. You’re cool, so you spend the entire night up front. It’s enjoyable, although it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you wake up in the morning. (That’s not so enjoyable.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when you […]
Congratulations! You’ve just become the proud owner of hearing aids – an incredible piece of modern technology. But, just like with any new device, there will be things that hearing aid wearers wish somebody had informed them about. Let’s assess how a new hearing aid owner can eliminate the 9 most common hearing aid mistakes. […]
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Are you experiencing ringing in your ears that’s driving you mad? Discover whether your tinnitus is inherited or what the cause might be. Tinnitus, what exactly is it? A ringing, buzzing, or droning in the ears with no outside cause of the sound is a condition called tinnitus. The word tinnitus translates to “ringing like […]
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