Properly diagnosing Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, is hard for a number of reasons. The problem is not because the child can’t hear words and phrases being directed at them, but because their brains have an inability to process the words and grasp them, which means that standard hearing tests do not always detect […]
Having problems hearing? The most typical cause of temporary hearing loss is an accumulation of ear wax in the ear canal. If you are relatively confident that ear wax is the cause of your short-term hearing loss, you most likely want to clean your ears. The real question is how to do this safely, and […]
The eardrum is necessary for hearing because it senses sound waves and communicates the vibrations to the brain, but in addition it acts as a barrier to seal off the inner ear and keep it clear of infection. Your inner ear is basically a safe, sterile environment when your eardrum is undamaged, but if it […]
Patients with vertigo mistakenly experience movement (often a spinning motion) in their environment. Sensations of vertigo can disrupt your balance and lead to falls that can be critical in the elderly; vertigo can also be accompanied by dizziness, sensations of spinning in space, and more infrequently, nausea, vomiting, migraine headaches, visual abnormalities such as nystagmus, […]
Do you find yourself concerned about hearing loss from excessive noise levels on the job? Extreme noise levels are one of the most frequent causes of hearing damage. Thinking about your ability to hear is a natural reaction for anyone working in a high-noise occupation.Approximately 30 million workers risk unsafe noise exposure at work according […]
Comparing hearing aids can be hard if you’re not familiar with the many acronyms used to describe basic styles. The following list includes the majority of the acronyms you are likely to run into when looking for hearing aids and provides a short description of each. The most effective way to truly grasp the distinctions […]
America’s affinity for guns is almost unique across the globe; we were raised with television programs and movies about police and cowboys and heroic characters who were all carrying guns and shooting them constantly. The impression left by these visuals was definitely potent, because the US still has millions of gun owners who shoot them […]
One of the things you can look forward to if you have children is that sooner or later they are going to ask you to buy them some headphones to work with their gaming systems, music players and computers. Headphones are able to markedly increase kid’s experience with these entertainment and learning multimedia, but there […]
What is the exact difference between a hearing aid and a personal sound amplifier (PSA)? One difference is that the PSA is being heavily advertised to the consumer generating a lot of confusion. You don’t see similar ads for hearing aids in part because they are medical devices according to the Food & Drug Administration […]
No, the “speech banana” isn’t a fruit that enhances hearing nor is it related to the classic vaudeville joke that goes, “Speak up…I can’t hear you…I’ve got a banana in my ear.” The thing that the term “speech banana” refers to is a particular pattern found in the results of an audiogram, which is a […]
