When you have been facing stress in your life for a while, it’s very normal to feel overwhelmed which can lead to psychological distress. Psychological distress occurs when you feel overwhelmed by unpleasant feelings or emotions, which feel too extreme to keep under control. This can overtake your day-to-day life, struggling to connect to others and losing motivation to complete …
Difficulties with Communication Could Signal a Hearing Loss
Do you find that it’s hard to hear certain people? You may attribute to them mumbling or not speaking up. However, it may also signal a hearing loss. It’s common to believe that it’s other people- when it’s most likely that the tone or pitch in which their voice registers may also be in the range of your hearing impairment. …
All About Earwax
While many of us may think of earwax as a more or less disgusting substance to be scooped out of our ears on a regular basis, we would urge reconsideration! This mysterious substance—technically called “cerumen”—is one of our body’s most essential ways of protecting our ears. What Is Earwax? Earwax is naturally occurring, and is produced by our bodies to …
All About Digital Hearing Aids
HEARING AID BASICS There is a wide variety of hearing aids on the market today, with many different designs and combinations of features. Here is a basic run down of your options to help you choose the model that is just right for you. Remember that hearing aids do not restore hearing, but improve it by amplifying particular frequencies that …
Understanding Hearing Tests
Hearing loss comes on so subtly and gradually, it is often difficult for people to realize that it is happening to them. Studies show that more than 2/3 of the almost 50 million Americans that suffer from hearing loss do so without seeking proper treatment. But untreated hearing loss has major impacts on your overall health, which is why it …
Talking To Your Loved One About Hearing Loss Treatment
Hearing Loss is a Common Condition If you suspect a loved one may be developing difficulties hearing, awkward as it may feel, you owe it to them to say something about it. In the US, almost 14% of the adult population suffers from some detectable degree of disabling hearing loss. That’s more common than diabetes or cancer. And though both …
Dealing with Noise Pollution in Your Neighborhood
Noise Pollution & Its Risks Hearing loss affects far more people than many may assume, almost 14% of all adults in The United States and over half of everyone 75 years old or older. A very small percentage of these people are born with a congenital disability, less than three in 1,000. And a very small number of these people …
What to Expect at a Hearing Test
Getting a hearing test can be a nerve-wracking prospect. It’s unfamiliar, and we don’t think about our hearing until it’s too late. But there’s no reason to be nervous! A hearing test is easy and painless, takes only a few minutes, and will give you a better understanding of the health of your ears. Hearing tests are essential because they …
Encouraging a Loved One to Take a Hearing Test
Hearing loss is one of the biggest health issues in America today. In fact, it affects nearly 50 million Americans – that’s 1 in every 5 people! This number will only increase as time goes on and our population ages. Hearing loss can have a devastating effect not only on the person who suffers from it but also on their …
Identifying the Signs of Hearing Loss
For people with hearing loss, the most common experience is that while they can hear, they cannot understand. Hearing loss affects our abilities to identify the direction and source of a sound, the speakers’ position, and recognize speech. Hearing loss often occurs gradually, which means that the signs may not be evident right away, and people may not even notice …