Your heart and ears have a lot in common. Love them both during American Heart Month. People tend to take matters of the heart very seriously—and they tend to brush off hearing loss as inconsequential. But the truth is, your heart and ears have a lot more in common than most people realize. In fact, [...]
Updated Guidelines Provide Do's and Don'ts for Healthy Ear Care The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) recently published updated guidelines on best practices for dealing with earwax, the first in almost a decade. They stressed that the wax is as beneficial as nose mucus or eyelashes and should be left alone as much [...]
When people have low levels of iron in their blood, they may develop a condition called iron deficiency anemia, which is known to have wide-ranging effects throughout the body, and now, a new study suggests that this condition may be linked to hearing loss as well. In the study, adults who had iron deficiency anemia were [...]
A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital utilized data from the long-running Nurses' Health Study to prospectively track the use of pain relievers and self-reported hearing loss in 55,850 women between the ages of 48 and 73 over six years. The team considered participants’ information on usage of aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen — in [...]
A recent article in AARP featured new research by Brazilian and Canadian researchers that shows that risky listening habits can cause persistent tinnitus, that ringing in the ears that just won't go away, in nearly 30 percent of teens. "That's a very high percentage," said study coauthor Larry Roberts, a neuroscientist who specializes in hearing at [...]
According to the World Health Organization, 43 million people between the ages of 12 and 35 have hearing loss, half of which is caused by unsafe sound levels emitted from their personal electronic devices. While noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most common type of hearing loss, fortunately, it’s also the most preventable. The key is to [...]
Getting used to change takes time and hearing aids are no exception. While some new hearing aid users report an almost immediate adjustment to hearing aids, most people need a few weeks to get used to this new way of hearing. Having realistic expectations and learning how to train your ears can help you stay on the path [...]
Hearing loss is one of the most common yet least acknowledged health conditions in the world. Many people associate it with older adults, but there are a few different types of hearing loss all of which can affect anyone at any age. Hearing Loss & The Ear The ear consists of three main sections – [...]
A new hearing aid called Oticon Opn™ employs an “open sound” approach to manage multiple speech and noise sources, even in complex listening situations. It is characterized as a paradigm shift in hearing aids that combines breakthrough technologies proven to enable people with hearing loss to experience less listening effort and enjoy better speech understanding. [...]
One of the things that is critical to patient care is listening to each person's individual hearing challenges, limitations and life experiences so we can accurately diagnose and treat their hearing condition. One of the most rewarding parts of what we do is witnessing how a new hearing device or treatment can completely transform our patient's life. But hearing is an intricate process [...]