How Do I Protect My Child From Hearing Loss Due To Headphones
It is likely common knowledge that exposure to loud noises over time can be detrimental to hearing, but what about the effects of wearing headphones, especially among adolescents? As more research becomes available, it’s clear that noise-induced hearing loss is common but preventable. As a parent, you can teach your child to protect their hearing…
What To Know About Temporary Threshold Shift
Many people are familiar with the sensation of muffled hearing and a ringing in the ears following a concert, party or loud movie. This muffled hearing phenomenon is a sign of a temporary threshold shift. As the name suggests (TTS), is a temporary shift in your hearing ability that returns to baseline levels over time….
Is Notch Therapy the Right Option for Your Tinnitus?
Experiencing a persistent noise in the ears, such as buzzing, ringing or humming, that you can’t attribute to an external source may leave you with many questions. This internal noise is likely the result of a condition called tinnitus. Tinnitus affects a significant number of people with over 50 million people in the United States…
How Can Hearing Aids Help On Your Next Move?
Hearing aids could be your best ally during your next move. With nearly 28.8 million adults potentially benefiting from their use, these devices have far-reaching impacts beyond simply enhancing hearing abilities. They can significantly improve communication, balance and overall quality of life. Balance and Communication The inner ear is a complex structure with three key…
What to Know About Musician’s Monitors for Hearing Protection?
Musicians are exposed to consistent loud noises as part of their hobby or work. Hearing loss developed from exposure to loud noises is common, impacting 18% of adults aged 18-69 after five years of exposure to loud noises at work. Because of this, musicians are more likely than the rest of the population to experience…
What Is Pulsatile Tinnitus?
Most people are familiar with that thumping or pulsing sound in their ears after heavy exercise. However, a smaller section of people will hear this noise outside of strenuous activity. Pulsing may arise at any time, even when lying perfectly still. This pulsing in your ears outside of exercise is known as pulsatile tinnitus. Tinnitus…
Tips for Managing Migraine-Induced Tinnitus
Migraines are among the most common neurological diseases worldwide, with approximately 1.1 billion cases in 2019. A migraine is a headache characterized by severe throbbing pain or pulsing, often on one side of the head. Migraines may last several hours to days, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, extreme sensitivity to light and sometimes tinnitus. Tinnitus is…
How Can You Accommodate Hearing Loss During A Job Interview?
Choosing the right font, wording and layout in the process of polishing your latest resume is the first step in beginning your job search. Once your resume has helped you land a job interview, it is essential to determine the best way to approach your interviewing process with hearing loss. Hearing loss can add extra…
Don’t Miss Conversations While Gathering with Friends and Family
Funerals are challenging on many levels. However, “Darla” has been attending more and more of them lately. She has a terrible time with being able to understand the friends and family she is talking to, but a funeral is not the place to shout or ask for repetition time after time. Her hearing test showed…
How Do Blood Pressure Medications Cause Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing, clicking or roaring noise affecting approximately 15% to 20% of people. Tinnitus can range from mildly bothersome to severe. Frequent causes of tinnitus include but are not limited to: Ototoxic drugs cause hearing loss and tinnitus by damaging the inner ear sensory cells used for hearing and balance. There are…