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…
Insurance “Benefits”
Our healthcare often revolves around what our covered benefits are. Certain tests are not available on some plans. Most plans have specific hearing aids on the list. Other aids are specifically off the list. I even saw a plan that offered a $3000 benefit, but ONLY if it was applied to “on list” devices. If…
Understanding the Different Types of Hearing Aids
Approximately 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from the use of hearing aids. If you have decided to begin treating your hearing loss with these small but technologically advanced devices, you may have a lot of questions about your options. Hearing aid selection is influenced by multiple factors, including: The type of hearing aid you…
Are Two Hearing Aids Better Than One?
The answer: Yes, if you have hearing loss in both ears, you almost certainly hear better with two hearing aids. The lingering question probably stems from the old way of doing things: Prior to about the 1908s or so, it was common for people to wear just one hearing aid even if they had hearing…
Common Hearing Aid Mishaps and How to Avoid Them
Hearing loss is a highly prevalent condition, with 1.5 billion people worldwide experiencing some degree of it. Hearing aids are one great way that hearing loss can be managed. The small but powerful devices have a microphone that collects sound, an amplifier that raises its volume, and a speaker that transmits it directly into the…
Tips for Protecting Hearing Aids With an Active Lifestyle
Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some trouble hearing. Knowing how to accommodate for your hearing loss with the use of hearing aids can help you continue to enjoy an active lifestyle of hiking and running at Garvin Park, swimming at the lake and more. Hearing aids are small but technologically advanced devices with a…
If You Have Hearing Loss, It’s Important To Protect Your Remaining Hearing
If you have hearing loss, any remaining hearing you have without aids is referred to as residual hearing. While your hearing loss may progress over time, protecting your residual hearing will help prevent unnecessary loss. In 2019, 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid. The technologically advanced devices have a microphone…