Hearing Loss Articles

Most people are aware of the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can come as a surprise. While there are several groups of people at risk, individuals in industries like textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. Knowing what these harmful chemicals are […]

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Aiden enjoys music. While he’s out jogging, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for all his activities: cardio, cooking, video games, you name it. His headphones are almost always on, his life a fully soundtracked event. But the very thing that Aiden loves, the loud, immersive music, could […]

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Let’s imagine you go to a rock show. You’re awesome, so you spend all night in the front row. It’s fun, although it isn’t good for your ears which will be ringing when you get up the next morning. (That’s not so fun.) But what if you wake up and can only hear out of […]

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In conversation with friends, you like to be courteous. At work, you want to look engaged, even enthralled with what your supervisor/colleagues/customers are talking about. With family, you may find it less difficult to just tune out the conversation and ask the person next to you to repeat what you missed, just a bit louder, […]

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Summertime has some activities that are simply staples: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. The crowds, and the noise levels, are growing as more of these activities are getting back to normal. But sometimes this can bring about issues. Because let’s be honest: this isn’t the first outdoor concert that’s left you […]

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Hearing loss is generally accepted as simply a normal part of the aging process: as we get older, we begin to hear things a little less clearly. Maybe we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps getting louder. We may even discover […]

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Keep your eyes on the road. Naturally, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t say much about your other senses. As an example, think about the amount of work your ears are doing when you’re driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, alert you to important information appearing on your […]

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Your last family dinner was frustrating. It wasn’t because of family crisis (this time). No, the source of the stress was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t get the chance to ask about Dave’s new cat or Sally’s new job. It was difficult. Mostly, you blame the acoustics. But […]

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Your sense of hearing is crucial in your life and when it’s gone, there will be no natural way for it to return But strangely, the general public tends to disregard hearing loss. In fact, permanent hearing loss affects one in every eight people (nearly 30 million people) over the age of 12 in the […]

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It’s often said that hearing loss is a gradual process. It can be rather subtle for this exact reason. Your hearing gets worse not in giant leaps but by little steps. And that can make the progressive decline in your ears challenging to track, especially if you aren’t looking for it. For this reason, it’s […]

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