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…
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…
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…
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…
How Your Home’s Acoustics Can Affect Your Hearing
Have you ever noticed that you can hear better in some areas than others? When we think about challenging environments for those with hearing loss, the first places that tend to come to mind are those prone to high noise levels. This could be restaurants, amusement parks, busy coffee shops and more. A lesser thought…
When You Should and Shouldn’t Wear Your Hearing Aids
Among adults ages 70 and older who could benefit from hearing aids, fewer than 30 percent have used them. However, hearing aids don’t need to be a daunting thing. Knowing how to care for your devices can help you enjoy their benefits for many years. Choosing the right times to wear them—and not to wear…
How To Avoid Hearing Loss While Riding Motorcycles
Many people find riding motorcycles to be an exhilarating and fulfilling hobby. If you are an avid rider, you probably know all about the importance of proper safety precautions and are equipped with protective gear like helmets and vests from Evansville Super Bike Shop. However, what gets talked about less is the importance of protecting…
Here’s How You Can Make the Most of Video Games with Hearing Loss Â
Do you enjoy playing video games to unwind by yourself or to have fun with friends? If you do, but you’re among the one in eight people in the United States age 12 or older who has hearing loss in both ears, you know that your gaming experience is affected. In this post, we review…