Pain killers, also known as analgesics, have become a common part of modern healthcare for managing pain effectively. While these medications offer relief from various ailments, recent studies have raised concerns about their potential correlation with hearing loss. In today’s discussion, we aim to explore the connection between painkillers and hearing impairment, with a specific focus on women. We will …
Dive into Prevention: Effective Strategies to Avoid Swimmer’s Ear
Swimmer’s Ear, medically known as otitis externa, is a common condition that affects swimmers and water enthusiasts. It occurs when water becomes trapped in the ear canal, leading to inflammation and infection. While Swimmer’s Ear can be uncomfortable and disruptive, the good news is that it is highly preventable. In today’s discussion, we will explore some effective strategies to keep …
How to Fix Common Hearing Aid Problems
Are you new to hearing aids? It can take some time to adjust at first, but once you do it can mean better connections with the people in your life at home and at work as well as greater confidence to try new things and go to more places. However, like most electronic things, hearing aids can have their share …
To Hear for Life, Listen with Care – World Health Org Announces International Safe Listening Standards
We live in a noisy world—so loud that we may not even notice. However, whether we know it or not, the more often we are exposed to noise, the more at risk our hearing is. The loudness or pressure of sound is measured in decibels (dBA). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that any prolonged exposure to sounds above 70 …
Treat Hearing Loss to Help You Stay Socially Connected
While a lot of us are getting back to our social lives after the global pandemic which spread across the world around three years ago, some aspects of our social life still just don’t feel the same. This may feel especially true for people with a developing hearing loss. It may have been present years before the pandemic hit, but …
Q&A About Hearing Loss
Are you experiencing signs of hearing loss? You may not even know it. Many times, hearing loss can develop slowly over years—so subtly that your brain rationalizes the loss. However, just because you don’t know hearing loss is an issue doesn’t mean it isn’t affecting you. People wait on average seven to five years from the time they suspect they …
How Music Can Help Shape the Future of Hearing Health
Are you a musician or just a music lover? Music can help us emulate happiness, sadness and a full range of emotions. This occurs on a neural level too. When music we love is played it helps release endorphins in our brain. Endorphins are brain hormones which block pain and give us a sense of well-being as well as a …
Smokers May Be at Higher Risk for Hearing Loss
Are you a smoker? Despite overwhelming information highlighting the dangers of tobacco use through smoking, vaping and chew, still today an estimated 28.3 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes., leading approximately 16 million to live with a smoking-related disease. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and …
How Nutrients and Vitamins Can Boost Your Hearing Health
They say to eat a rainbow for optimal health. This means making vegetables and fruits as the cornerstone of your diet; however, this can be hard to switch after years growing up with a food pyramid that prioritizes breads and grains as the base of a balanced diet. In the 1990’s the food pyramid released by the United States Department …
How AI Can Assist Those with Hearing Loss
Are you worried about the artificial intelligence revolution? The 21st century and the new millennium is well in full swing now, and many of the dates of our most beloved and feared science fiction lore have already come of date. What we are discovering is that rather than tales of robots taking over the world, artificial intelligence (AI) is actually …