We usually think of hearing loss as something that advances little by little. It can be easy to miss the symptoms because of this. (After all, you’re only turning up the volume on your TV now and then, it’s nothing to worry about, right?) In some cases that’s true but often, it isn’t. It turns […]
September 28, 2023 | Advanced Hearing Aid & Diagnostics, LLC | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s not difficult to observe how your body ages over time. Your skin starts to develop some wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees begin to hurt a little bit more. Your skin becomes a bit droopy in places. Maybe you start to detect some fading of your eyesight […]
September 15, 2023 | Advanced Hearing Aid & Diagnostics, LLC | Hearing Loss Articles
For just a minute, imagine that you have a job as a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a very important client. Your company is being looked at for a job and a number of people from your company have come together on a conference call. As the call proceeds, […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. As long as a few criteria are met, you can adjust toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different issues, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as you have difficulty […]
Tom is thrilled, he’s getting a new knee! Hey, the things you get excited about change as you get older. He will be able to move moving around more easily and will experience less pain with his new knee. So the operation is a success and Tom heads home. That’s when things go wrong. Unfortunately, […]
Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. Hearing loss, especially when it’s caused by aging, generally advances in degrees. You might not recognize it’s occurring immediately but some signs do show up earlier. These early developing symptoms progress very discreetly. Delaying the development of hearing loss and its related health […]
Pizza is a fascinating thing. As long as it meets a few basic criteria (crust, sauce, cheese, etc.) regardless of the toppings, it’s still pizza. Hearing loss is similar. As long as you are having difficulty hearing sound, whether it’s related to a blockage, age, loud noise, or whatever else, it’s still hearing loss. Limiting […]
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 20 percent of people suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects on a person’s […]
Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]
Most people may not have heard the term, but they probably are familiar with the condition. Presbycusis is the technical/medical term for an age-related hearing loss. In fact, hearing loss is the third most common chronic health complaint among older adults (heart disease and arthritis being numbers 1 and 2 respectively). Our audiologist has years of […]
