The Problems with Hearing and Headphones
Children in Katy, Texas and throughout the country are at an ever growing risk of developing hearing loss. In fact, the number of Americans with hearing loss has actually doubled within the past 30 years. This is most likely caused by the increase in use of personal music players. Noise-induced hearing loss is a real…
Discover the Hearing Loops for Movie Season
What’s there to do on a Saturday night in the West Houston, Texas area when you want to spend quality time with the family but also want to leave the house? January is a weird month; most of us are exhausted from the rush of the holiday season and are still too full from our…
Mapping Hearing Loss Solutions
Google.org, the charitable arm of the world’s largest search engine, is supporting World Wide Hearing (WWH) to find a solution to what the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as one of the largest disabilities on the planet. Hearing loss. It affects one-third of people over the age of 65 and more than 1 billion young people are at risk for impaired…
Do I Have Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in America, but as hearing health professionals, we’ve long been witnesses to the stigma surrounding the condition. This has discouraged many hearing-impaired individuals from seeking treatment. On average, an individual with hearing loss will wait up to seven years before getting help. Treating hearing loss early…
Hearing Aids & Glasses Have Less in Common Than You Think
As professionals in the hearing health industry, we’re regularly faced with the misconception that hearing aids are a lot like glasses. After all, both work to correct a deterioration of one of our senses, right? That may be true, but there are far more differences than there are similarities. Most eye problems are mechanical in…
Cognitive Decline, Listening Effort and Hearing Aids
The prevalence of dementia is expected to soar as the average life expectancy increases, but recent estimates suggest that the age-specific incidence of dementia is declining in high-income countries. In the February 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Claudia Satizabal and colleagues report “robust evidence” of dementia’s decline. Using observational data collected…
Understanding How Your Surroundings Affect Your Hearing
Human beings are among the most adaptable species in the world, and this is a critical skill to have in our fast-changing society. This adaptability can, on occasion, be a detriment to our physical well-being. While we are quick to recognize sudden changes in our health, we often fail to recognize a slow deterioration. As…
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Hearing Loss & Diabetes
For those living with Diabetes, you are in the habit of constantly having routine health exams for your kidneys, eyes, all the way down to your feet. However recent studies show that it is a good idea to have your hearing checked, too. But why? According to the American Diabetes Association: Seven million diabetic individuals…
How Ibuprofen can Lead to Hearing Loss
Watch out for those pain med labels. Ibuprofen is a common pain relief medication that has been found to boost incidents of hearing loss in people as they get older. Have you ever heard of pain medication leading to hearing loss? Probably not. But the same medication you may be taking for your headaches and…