It’s never an easy decision when you admit a loved one into a nursing home. There are a lot of feelings for everyone, but rest assured it is one way that you can ensure that your loved one will be able to receive the around-the-clock care they need at this point in their life. Now that they are living in …
Hearing Aids Are Found to Improve Depressive Symptoms
Hearing loss is one of the leading chronic health issues impacting Americans, with roughly one in eight people over the age of 12 showing signs of hearing loss in both ears. Among one the lesser-known effects of the hearing loss that often comes with age are a heightened risk of depression. This is an important aspect of the whole hearing …
Prioritize Better Hearing in the New Year!
Are you finding it’s hard to hear your loved ones this holiday season? Are you missing jokes or parts of the conversation and laughing along, pretending to hear? While this may seem to calm issues at first, over time it can lead to you feeling isolated and constantly confused in social situations with friends, family, and even in professional settings. …
Head Injuries & Hearing Loss
While hearing loss is a condition that may not initially seem as serious as other chronic health issues, such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, its effects are far-reaching. Ultimately, hearing loss is a communication issue. It often begins slowly but over years it can turn into a rift in your closest relationships, missed job opportunities, and lack of mobility due …
Know Your Rights with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss, when severe, is considered a disability under the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and can present challenges – particularly for those still in the workplace. The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), of the 15% people in the US who self-report some degree of hearing loss — about 60 percent are either in the workplace or an educational setting. While your hearing …
How Loud is Too Loud for Kids?
If you are a parent or caretaker, then you are most likely scanning for danger in the back of your mind most of the time. It’s our job to protect and care for our kids and therefore many parents come to us wondering how loud, is too loud for kids? This is a valid question and incredibly important to be …
How Smoking & Drinking May Affect Hearing
Medical professionals have been warning us that smoking is bad for our health for years. There is a reason people have been struggling with smoking and excessive drinking – it can make us feel elated at times – but over years of use, these highly addictive substances can be used to self-medicate for depression and anxiety. On the other side …
Check Your Hearing This November for American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month, which makes it a great time to check your hearing. A lesser-known condition associated with diabetes, hearing loss is linked to this chronic health condition. In fact, a recent study revealed that hearing loss is twice as common in people with diabetes compared to those without. When researchers examined the nearly 90 million people …
When Should I Update My Hearing Aids?
The average lifespan of hearing aids is between three and seven years. This is, of course, an average, and we can expect outliers to happen. There are so many influencing factors that make up the equation of when your hearing aids will need to be replaced. How often were they worn? What moisture levels were they exposed to? Were daily …
A Link Between Hearing Loss & Diabetes
When you go through the list of health concerns associated with diabetes, hearing loss probably isn’t the first one that pops into your mind. However, there is a link between hearing loss and diabetes, and it’s not just that they are both leading chronic health issues for people in the United States. At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, …