As we age, our bodies go through various changes. One aspect that can be affected by age is our hearing. While hearing loss is commonly associated with older adults, it can impact people of all ages. In fact, a significant …
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month!
If you’ve have an untreated hearing loss, you’ve been experiencing a lot of negative health outcomes. You’re struggling to communicate, and face personal, social, and economic problems. If you’ve been avoiding talking about hearing loss, it’s time to learn about …
Tinnitus Could be Prevented in Younger Populations
After a long day, perhaps you finally find a place of peace and quiet only to you realize there is a buzzing or ringing in your ear. Old wives’ tales say that when your ears are ringing that people are …
Hearing Loss Affects More than Your Ears
What does hearing loss mean to you? Most people only associate hearing loss with their ears, and with struggling to follow conversations or talk on the phone. Sadly, hearing loss affects far more than just your ears, but fortunately, treating …
Taking Care of Your Hearing and Vision Slows Cognitive Decline by 50-75%
A joint study between the University of Michigan in the US and the University of Manchester in the UK has striking results regarding the relationship between hearing, vision, and cognitive impairment. For many years, we have known that a relationship …
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
As we approach the holiday season, connections with our family members may be at the forefront of our minds. Buying gifts, preparing food, and planning travel are all ways that we get ready to connect with our families at the …
Is Your Mood Connected to Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss affects far more than your abilities to hear. Your hearing is in fact intimately interwoven with a whole host of other physical and psychological processes—it is wrapped up not only in your abilities to perceive your surroundings but …
Staying Active with Alzheimer’s Disease
If you or a loved one has dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, then September is the month for you! For the past several years, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has celebrated September as World Alzheimer’s Month, a time to raise awareness about …
Hearing Aids Are Found to Improve Depressive Symptoms
You may think that hearing loss only affects one thing: your ability to hear. This could not be further from the truth, however. Our abilities to hear are interwoven with our abilities to perceive our surroundings and to communicate with …
Is Your Mood Connected to Hearing Loss?
A holistic view of our experience would suggest that everything in our body is connected – mentally and physically. If our bodies are in physical pain, this definitely influences our mental health. Conversely, people who suffer from mental health may …
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