As we move into the winter months, many parts of the country are already experiencing extreme cold temperatures. The cold weather not only affects how we feel on the outside but it can also have an impact on our hearing and what’s happening inside of our ears. Cold weather can cause ear pain and discomfort [...]
Have you or someone you know ever experienced "double hearing?" It's a troubling form of hearing loss and Healthy Hearing recently provided a good overview of what is known as diplacusis. About Hearing Our auditory system is an amazing, complex mechanism that gathers and processes noise, then translates it into recognizable sound. At any given time, our ears [...]
Prolonged exposure to loud noise alters how the brain processes speech, potentially increasing the difficulty in distinguishing speech sounds, according to neuroscientists at The University of Texas at Dallas. In a paper published in Ear and Hearing, researchers demonstrated for the first time how noise-induced hearing loss affects the brain's recognition of speech sounds. Noise-induced hearing [...]
At Shohet Ear Associates, we have been treating patients with hearing and ear related medical conditions for over 15 years. Recently, we’ve been seeing an increasing number of patients who have purchased hearing aids from online vendors, big box stores or retail chains and are having poor outcomes with their devices. This is primarily because [...]
This September, to celebrate Self-Improvement Month, we wanted to share some tips for proactively managing your hearing health which can serve as a catalyst for other improvements in all areas of your life. Improved health According to research published in the April 2016 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, less than three percent of Americans meet the basic qualifications [...]
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and the start of an international campaign to raise awareness for dementia and the stigmatism often surrounding it. It also represents an opportunity to look closer at the connections between memory, cognitive function, and hearing loss. A growing body of research links untreated hearing loss to impaired memory and diminished cognitive [...]
As people grow older, their ability to hear gradually decreases. This biological process leads to a sensorineural hearing disorder known as Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL) or Presbycusis. Presbycusis is the third most common chronic health condition among the elderly and it usually affects both ears equally. While men develop a high-frequency hearing loss, women mostly show [...]
A recent story on CNBC.com reported that scientists are working on a number of experimental techniques that may soon transform hearing interventions and could greatly improve the quality of life for the 360 million people worldwide who lack some or all of their ability to hear. Here's a recap of some of the latest technology [...]
With all the debate recently around healthcare, we wanted to share the latest news on whether policy experts believe Medicare coverage could or should be expanded to include hearing services. Background Since the inception of the program 50 years ago, Medicare has excluded coverage for dental, vision and hearing services. The program has directly contributed to sharp declines in mortality and longer [...]
Hearing loss is as unique to each person as a fingerprint. No one person has the same type of loss in each ear, nor do people get hearing loss the same way. But, what everyone with hearing has in common are the 8 possible things that hearing loss can indirectly or directly affect. #1. Vocabulary [...]