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. [...]
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. [...]
At Shohet Ear Associates, we pride ourselves on staying abreast of technological advancements taking place in the hearing aid market and sharing new developments that could help our patients hear better and enjoy life more fully. Recently, Phonak announced the fourth generation of Phonak Lyric, the only 100% invisible hearing aid that can be worn [...]
Have you ever been in a situation where there is a lot of background noise, for example dining out with friends in a busy restaurant, and while your hearing is usually fine, you struggle to make out what they are saying? It could be hidden hearing loss, also called hidden hearing disorder, a term used [...]
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, brings with it a host of health concerns. Most of these symptoms are respiratory in nature as reported by the CDC; shortness of breath, coughing, sore throat [1]. However, there is some concern that the coronavirus may cause some neurological symptoms as well. In a study 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 [...]
Have you ever felt like your ears are plugged for no good reason? Sound is muffled but there doesn't appear to be anything inside your ear canal? Here are four of the most common reasons why your ears might feel clogged. Impacted earwax Normally, earwax is the body’s way of protecting the ear. Its sticky [...]
As we go about our day-to-day lives, much of our hearing is on autopilot. All the day long, our brain is processing the sounds our auditory system collects as automatically as we inhale and exhale. In fact, the way we hear is a fascinating and, sometimes mysterious, process. Here are 5 things about your hearing [...]
New patients often ask us why we recommend a comprehensive audiological evaluation (CAE) for any problem related to the ear. This is because a CAE is the only objective measure of your inner ear health and is the cornerstone of an ear examination. Just as an eye doctor measures visual acuity at each of your [...]
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 [...]