Tinnitus often gets worse at night for most of the millions of people in the US that experience it. But why should this be? The ringing is a phantom noise due to some medical condition like hearing loss, it isn’t an outside sound. But none of that information can give a reason why this ringing […]
There are two types of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you cram every single recreation you can into every waking moment. This kind will leave you more tired than when you left but all of the fun will be recalled for years to come. The other kind is all about unwinding. You may not […]
Tom is getting a brand new knee and he’s super pumped! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you get older. His knee replacement means he will experience less pain and be able to get around a lot better. So the operation is successful and Tom goes home. That’s when things take a […]
You’ve probably noticed that when movies or television shows get really intense, they begin using close-ups (possibly even extreme close-ups). This is because more information than you’re probably even consciously aware of is communicated by the human face. It’s no stretch to say that human beings are extremely facially centered. So having all of your […]
It’s hard to be apart from your hearing aid after you get used to using one. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But just like any technology, though, it will need to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be the […]
Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. For most people, hearing loss happens in degrees, particularly when it is linked to aging. Some indicators appear earlier, though, and you don’t realize there is a problem immediately. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Slowing down the progression of […]
You Know when you’re viewing an action movie and the hero has a loud explosion nearby and their ears start ringing? Well, guess what: that likely means our hero suffered at least a mild traumatic brain injury! Obviously, action movies don’t highlight the brain injury part. But that ringing in our hero’s ears signifies a […]
TikTok has some really awesome videos you’ve probably seen. Babies, after they just get fitted for hearing aids, hearing the voice of their mother for the first time. In some videos, the baby is uncertain at first. When the doctor attempts to place the hearing aid in their ears, they fight against it. Before they […]
Isn’t pizza cool? You can switch up the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses concerned, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is also like this. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by many different problems – loud noises, genetics, age, ear obstructions – but as long as […]
Have you ever slept with your bedroom window open and woken up to the wonderful sound of birds singing as the sun is coming up? Most individuals probably don’t even know that the name for those bird-songs is the “dawn chorus”. For whatever reason, birds see the sun coming up and choose to start belting […]
