Hearing Loss Articles

Want to suck all the joy out of your next family gathering? Start to talk about dementia. The topic of dementia can be really frightening and most people aren’t going to purposely talk about it. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive disease, causes you to lose touch with reality, experience loss of memory, and causes […]

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There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the well known runny nose. Once in a while, a cold can move into one or both ears, but you rarely hear about those. This form of cold can be more risky than a common cold and shouldn’t ever be neglected. What does […]

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So, so many family get-togethers. It likely feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also challenging) for this reason. Typically, this type of annual catching up is something that’s easy to look forward to. You get to check in […]

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Most people recognize the common causes of hearing loss, but some chemicals can also cause hearing loss which can come as a surprise. Groups that are at risk include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Knowing what these hazardous chemicals are and what safeguards you should take can help preserve your quality of […]

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Aiden enjoys music. While he’s out jogging, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: cardio, cooking, video games, you name it. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But lasting hearing damage might be happening as a result of […]

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Let’s pretend you go to a rock concert. You’re awesome, so you spend all night in the front row. It’s enjoyable, though it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you wake up the next morning. (That’s not as fun.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when […]

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Some activities are just staples of summer: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. As more of these events go back to something resembling normal, the crowds, and the decibel levels, are getting larger. But sometimes this can lead to issues. Because let’s be honest: this isn’t the first outdoor concert that’s caused […]

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