Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a really valuable client. Multiple agents from their offices have gathered to discuss whether to employ your company for the job. As the call proceeds, voices go up and down…and are at times hard to hear. But […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? As long as a few criteria are met, you can adjust toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different issues, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as you have a hard time […]
What’s the connection between hearing loss and dementia? Medical science has connected the dots between brain health and hearing loss. Your risk of getting dementia is increased with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. Researchers believe that there may be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health problems. So how can […]
If you are one of the millions of individuals in the U.S. suffering from a medical disorder known as tinnitus then you most likely know that it often gets worse when you are attempting to go to sleep. But what’s the reason for this? The ringing or buzzing in one or both ears isn’t an […]
There are two kinds of vacations, right? One type is full of activities at all times. These are the vacations that are remembered for years later and are full of adventure, and you go back to work more worn out than you left. The other kind is all about relaxing. These are the trips where […]
Tom is excited, he’s getting a new knee! Look, as you get older, the types of things you get excited about change. He will be capable of moving around more easily and will experience less pain with this knee replacement. So the surgery is a success and Tom goes home. That’s when things take a […]
Movies and TV shows tend to use close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. That’s because the human face conveys a lot of information (more information than you’re likely consciously aware of). To say that human beings are really facially centered is, well, not a stretch. So it’s not surprising that […]
It’s tough to be apart from your hearing aid after you get accustomed to having one. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But just like all technology, though, it will need to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be the […]
Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. For most people, hearing loss comes in degrees, particularly when it is associated with the aging process. Some indicators show up earlier, though, and you don’t realize there is an issue immediately. The early symptoms of progressive hearing loss are discrete. Identifying them […]
You Know when you’re viewing an action movie and the hero has a loud explosion close by and their ears begin to ring? Well, at least some level of minor brain trauma has likely happened to them. To be certain, brain injuries aren’t the part that most action movies linger on. But that high-pitched ringing […]
