There’s no shortage of headlines about red wine and its health benefits. And, now you can add hearing to the list of ways red wine may benefit your well-being. Red wine, in varying degrees of modera...Read More
Category: Hearing Health
Does Smoking Increase the Risk of Hearing Loss?
Smoking cigarettes is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. Smoking affects almost every organ in your body, can cause diseases, and has negative implications on the overall health of a s...Read More
How Do Head Injuries Impact Hearing and Balance?
Each year, 1.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to CDC estimates. The CDC notes that TBIs are the leading cause of death in children and young adults in the US. It’...Read More
What is a Professional Ear Cleaning?
How often do you clean your ears? It’s probably not something that we regularly think of! For many of us, cleaning our ears involves grabbing a cotton swab and digging around. Cotton swabs are readi...Read More
Common Hearing Problems in Older Adults
The National Institute On Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) have stated that 1 in 3 people between the ages of 65 and 74 has a hearing loss. For adults over the age of 75, it’s almo...Read More
Your Mouth & Your Ears: The Connection Between Oral Health and Hearing Loss
One of the first things that many of us learn to do independently as children is how to brush our teeth. We’re taught the importance of daily brushing to maintain our oral health. To maintain our sm...Read More
Protecting Your Hearing at Work
Occupational hearing loss is one of the leading workplace injuries worldwide. Hearing hazards in the workplace can result in significant hearing loss. In many cases, this is completely preventable. Co...Read More
What is Concentration Fatigue?
Communication in our everyday life frequently includes situations with more than one person speaking at a time. These situations require greater levels of concentration, putting additional strain on y...Read More
Can Learning to Play a Musical Instrument Improve Your Hearing?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a popular American poet in the 19th century, once said: “Music is the universal language of mankind.” A very true sentiment if you really stop to think about it. Music ...Read More
3 Health Issues a Hearing Screening May Be Able to Detect
Over 35 million Americans over 18 have some difficulty hearing. Hearing loss often happens gradually over time. That can mean that we often don’t notice changes to our hearing. In many cases, it’s...Read More