Want to take all the joy out of your next family get-together? Start to talk about dementia. Dementia isn’t a subject most people are intentionally seeking to discuss, mostly because it’s rather scary. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you slowly (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your cognitive faculties, dementia causes you to lose touch
You’re starving so you go to your fridge for a little bite to eat. Will it be something salty… maybe some crackers? Oooo, chips! Wait. Maybe this leftover piece of cheesecake. Maybe you should just go with a banana on second thought. Of course, a banana is a much better health choice. Everything is interconnected
No two instances of hearing loss are identical You should not expect your experience with hearing impairment to be exactly the same as somebody else who may have the same hearing loss condition. No two instances of hearing loss are precisely the same. While it might be beneficial to learn about someone else’s experience with
Gatherings. So many family gatherings. It probably feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also difficult) for this reason. Typically, this type of yearly catching up is something that’s pleasing to anticipate. You get to reunite with everyone and
You arrive at your company’s annual holiday party and you’re immediately bombarded by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the pulsating beat of music are all mixing in your ears. You’re not enjoying it at all. You can’t hear anything in this loud setting. The punch lines of jokes are
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the well known runny nose. One kind of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that goes into one or both ears. While you might generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom should never be ignored. What
After months (maybe even years) of waiting, you’ve finally resolved to contact us to see if you should get hearing aids. You’ve been resisting this like so many others. But the difficulty of going through life without being able to hear has finally become too much. So it’s a little discouraging when you’re at the
Believe it or not, it’s been over 10 years since most people have had a hearing test. One of those people is Harper. She schedules a cleaning and checkup with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her yearly medical examination. She even changes her timing belt every 6000 miles. But her
You know that it can be a challenge to get your partner’s attention if they have neglected hearing loss. First, you try to use their name. “Greg”, you say, but you used a normal, inside volume level, so you get no reply. You try increasing your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he still
There are many well recognized causes of hearing loss, but few people realize the dangers that some chemicals pose to their hearing. While there are several groups of people at risk, people in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. Knowing what these hazardous chemicals are and what precautions
Music is an important part of Aiden’s life. He listens to Spotify while at work, switches to Pandora while jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: cardio, cooking, gaming, you name it. His headphones are just about always on, his life a completely soundtracked affair. But permanent hearing damage may be happening due to
You first notice the sound when you’re in bed trying to sleep: Your ear has a whooshing or pulsating in it. The sound is rhythmic and tuned in to your heartbeat. And once you notice that sound, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you awake, which is not good because you need your sleep
