Even when it’s relatively mild, hearing loss can have a huge impact on your life. There will be a considerable change in the way you connect with loved ones, friends, and coworkers. It can become a challenge to perform day-to-day activities such as going shopping. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be all doom […]
If you start talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will most likely put a dark cloud over the whole event. Dementia isn’t a subject most people are intentionally looking to talk about, mainly because it’s rather frightening. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive disease, causes you to lose a grip on reality, […]
You’re feeling hungry so you go to your fridge for a snack. Will it be something salty… how about crackers? Chips sound good! Wait. Maybe this leftover slice of cheesecake. Maybe you should just opt for a banana on second thought. Of course, a banana is a much healthier option. With the human body, everything […]
No two instances of hearing loss are identical You should not expect your experience with hearing loss to be exactly the same as someone else who may have the same hearing loss condition. No two instances of hearing loss are exactly the same. While it may be worthwhile to learn about someone else’s journey with […]
So, so many family get-togethers. During the holidays, it probably feels like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative every other weekend. That’s the appeal (and, some might say, the curse) of the holiday season. Normally, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to check in on everyone and […]
You’re bombarded by noise as soon as you arrive at the annual company holiday party. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the throbbing beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. In such a loud environment, you can’t hear anything. You can’t keep up with conversations, […]
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the widely recognized runny nose. One kind of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that goes into one or more ears. While you might generally think of colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be disregarded. […]
After months (possibly even years) of waiting, you’ve finally decided to give us a call to find out if you need hearing aids. Like many, you’ve been resisting this. But the hassle, the lost moments, the missing conversations, they all finally became too hard to ignore. So when you do finally come in and then […]
It’s difficult to comprehend but most people have gone over ten years without having a hearing exam. Harper is one of them. She schedules a cleaning and checkup with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her yearly medical test. She even knows to get her timing belt replaced every 6000 miles! […]
If you have a partner with neglected hearing loss, you know that getting their attention can be… a challenge. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a regular, indoor volume level, so you get nothing. You try raising your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he […]
