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For you and the people in your life, living with hearing loss can take some work to adjust to. It can also come with some hazards. What happens if a smoke detector is sounding or somebody is yelling out your name but you’re unable to hear them? If you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t
Hearing loss can seriously impact how you live, even when it’s mild. The way you communicate with friends, coworkers, and loved ones can change drastically. It can become a challenge to accomplish daily tasks such as going shopping. But it doesn’t need to have this kind of negative impact on you. If you utilize a
Want to take all the fun out of your next family gathering? Start talking about dementia. Dementia is not a subject most people are actively seeking to talk about, mostly because it’s pretty frightening. A degenerative mental disease in which you slowly (or, more terrifyingly, quickly) lose your cognitive faculties, dementia causes you to lose
If you begin talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will most likely put a dark cloud above 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. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you slowly (or,
You’re feeling hungry so you look in your fridge for a snack. Will it be something salty… maybe some crackers? Chips sound good! There’s a leftover piece of cheesecake that would be delightful. On second thought, maybe you should just have a banana. A banana is a healthier option after all. Everything is interconnected in
Every instance of hearing loss is unique You should not expect your experience with hearing loss to be exactly the same as someone else who may have the same hearing loss condition. Every instance of hearing loss is unique. While you might be able to relate to somebody else with hearing loss, bear in mind
So, so many family get-togethers. During the holidays, it probably seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative every other weekend. That’s the charm (and, some would say, the curse) of the holiday season. Normally, this sort of yearly catching up is something that’s easy to look forward to. You get to learn
You arrive at your company’s annual holiday party and you’re immediately bombarded by noise. You can feel the beat of the music, the thrum of shouted conversations, and the clattering of glasses. You’re not enjoying it at all. In such a loud setting, you can’t hear a thing. The punch lines of jokes are getting
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the widely recognized runny nose. Once in a while, a cold can move into one or both ears, though you rarely hear about those. While you may generally think of colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be dismissed.
After months (maybe even years) of waiting, you’ve finally decided to give us a call to see if you need hearing aids. You have been resisting this like so many others. But the stress of living life without being able to hear has finally become too hard to ignore. So it’s a bit disheartening when
Believe it or not, it’s been more than 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing assessment. Harper is one of them. She schedules a cleaning and checkup with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her yearly medical exam. She even gets her timing belt replaced every 6000 miles! But
If you have a partner with neglected hearing loss, you know that getting their attention can be… a challenge. First, you try to say their name. You say “Greg”, but you get no response because you used an indoor volume level. You try saying Greg’s name a little louder and still nothing. So finally, you
