Whether it’s you or someone you love, most of us have experienced the dreaded feeling of a looming ear infection. For children, tugging at the ear is often the first sign that an ear infection is brewing. For adults, pain or fever may be the first sign. Ear infections are all too common, and there [...]
Hearing loss often takes place slowly over time and, as a result, goes unnoticed. With a process this gradual, how do you know if you are experiencing hearing loss? You may not even realize until someone close to you points it out. Take a moment and read through some of the signs and symptoms of [...]
Our LISTEN & LEARN webinar series continued with our third session entitled, “Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Beyond CPAP Therapy”. Dr. Carly Schrage, a general otolaryngologist who specializes in one of the most cutting-edge treatments for sleep apnea, shared valuable information during this interactive session. Highlights of Dr. Schrage's presentation included: How to define and diagnose obstructive [...]
Our LISTEN & LEARN webinar series continued this month with our second talk entitled, “To Q-Tip or Not To Q-Tip: How You Should and Shouldn't Clean Your Ears”. In addition to the valuable information shared by our presenter and audiology doctoral extern, Nina Harris, we were joined by one of our Physician Assistants, Carolyn Lyn. [...]
We hope that you were able to join our first educational webinar in our LISTEN & LEARN series entitled "Mask Up Without Missing Out," presented by Dr. Gina Patzkowski and Emma Movick from our Audiology team. During the session, the presenters shared valuable information on topics such as: Proper mask etiquette Ways to communicate more [...]
Hearing loss can occur at any age and for a variety of reasons. Luckily, there are ways that you can improve your own hearing or protect yourself from damage. Here are 5 simple tips that you can incorporate into your everyday life to help maintain the health of your hearing for years to come! 1. [...]
The holidays are a time to gather, celebrate and connect with the people we love, but it’s also a tough time for people who experience hearing loss—especially during COVID-19. Navigating socially distant group gatherings, unreliable video call quality and audio and mask wearing, which inhibits lip reading, all make this holiday season even more challenging [...]
A recent article in Forbes shed light on the unique challenges that those who have difficulty hearing have when it comes to working remotely because they can no longer rely on some of the ways they have adapted by by learning to read lips, pick up on speech patterns and build support networks with peers [...]
At Shohet Ear Associates, the health and well-being of our patients and staff is our number one priority. During this unusual time, we would like to share with you the steps we are taking to proactively protect your safety while also providing assistance for those in need. Due to the recent escalation in preventative measures [...]
If you or someone you know has never worn hearing aids before, it can be surprising to learn that it can take awhile to get used to them. In addition to learning how they work, you're also grappling with all the new sounds and stimuli that your brain has forgotten about in recent years. What [...]