As your body ages, it isn’t difficult to detect the changes. Your skin starts to develop some wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your joints begin to get stiff. Some drooping of the skin begins to happen in certain places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade a bit. These […]
Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Today, you’re having a very important call with a possible client. Your company is being looked at for a job and numerous individuals from your business have come together on a conference call. As the call proceeds, voices go up and down…and are sometimes difficult to hear. […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? You can switch the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few basic factors, it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. Symptoms and presentations are caused by many different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as […]
Tom is getting a brand new knee and he’s super pumped! Look, as you age, the kinds of things you look forward to change. His knee replacement means he will feel less pain and be able to get around a lot better. So the surgery is a success and Tom goes home. That’s when things […]
It’s not like you just wake up one day, and your hearing is gone. For most people, hearing loss comes in degrees, especially when it is associated with aging. Some indicators show up earlier, though, and you don’t realize there is an issue immediately. These initially developing symptoms progress very discreetly. Slowing down the progression […]
Isn’t pizza cool? As long as it meets a few basic criteria (crust, sauce, cheese, etc.) whatever the toppings, it’s still pizza. Hearing loss is also like this. Symptoms and presentations are a consequence of many different problems – loud noises, genetic factors, age, ear blockages – but as long as you have difficulty detecting […]
Millions of years ago, the world was quite a bit different. This steamy, volcano-laden landscape is where the long-necked Diplacusis roamed. Diplacusis was so big, thanks to its long tail and neck, that no other predators were a threat. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. When you’re hearing two sounds at […]
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 38 million people in the United States suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects […]
Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]
