Did you know that hearing aids can do much more than just help you hear? Increasingly, research is showing that they may also make you healthier. That's because hearing loss doesn't just affect our ears. In fact, recent evidence links hearing loss to other, serious issues like dementia and falling. And in this time of [...]
Jack Shohet, M.D., founder of Shohet Ear Associates, is pleased to announce that Gregory Whitman, M.D. has joined the practice part-time as an Otoneurologist specializing in dizziness, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Dr. Whitman is one of the few fellowship trained Otoneurologists specializing in dizziness in the country. He will be seeing patients at [...]
Some risk factors for hearing loss are understandable—think aging, excessive noise exposure, or traumatic brain injury—but other risks aren’t always so obvious. Here are seven unexpected risk factors for hearing loss that may surprise you: 1. Sleep apnea Several studies published in the last few years have strongly linked sleep apnea to hearing loss. Medical professionals aren’t entirely [...]
Hearing loss can be genetic or caused by damage to the ear – but did you know that there are also some diseases that can cause hearing loss? When it comes to hearing loss, we tend to associate it with aging or something caused by genetic predisposition. But certain diseases can actually increase a person's [...]
Did you know that hearing is the only one of our senses that is constantly active – even when we sleep? Your ears don't stop hearing when you sleep, it's just that your brain chooses to ignore sound. Here are ten more fun facts about hearing that you might not know... #1. Newborn babies’ middle [...]
Vertigo is the physical sensation that the world is spinning around you, or that you are spinning while the world stands still. "In addition to this dizzying sensation, you may have nausea or double vision as associated symptoms. Some people also have decreased hearing or ringing in their ears based on the cause of their [...]
We wanted to share at look at the impact workplace-related hearing loss had on one man's life, and what is being done or can be done to help prevent America's most common workplace injury. One Man's Experience Eight years ago, Jeff Ammon, now 55, began noticing a feeling of pressure in his ears every day [...]
A lot of people overlook symptoms of vertigo, lightheadedness, spinning, imbalance, or unsteadiness because they can be episodic, subside, or be alleviated with medications. However, these symptoms are disruptive to daily life and can impact your quality of life. Pinpointing the source of a balance problem and coming up with an accurate diagnosis to put [...]