Most individuals describe tinnitus as a buzzing or ringing sound. But tinnitus can’t always be classified in this way. Those two sounds are not the only ways tinnitus occurs. Instead, this particular hearing condition can make a veritable symphony of different noises. And that’s important to note. Because, as useful as that “ringing and buzzing” […]
You want to be courteous when you are talking with friends. At work, you want to look engaged, even enthralled with what your boss/colleagues/clients are talking about. With family, you might find it easier to simply tune out the conversation and ask the person next to you to fill in what you missed, just a […]
It’s now day two. Your right ear is still totally clogged. The last time you remember hearing anything in that direction was yesterday morning. You’re left feeling off balance as your left ear does double duty to pick up the slack. It didn’t clear up after a night’s sleep as you were hoping it would. […]
Around one out of every seven people are estimated to deal with tinnitus. That puts the overall number in the millions. That’s… a lot of people, both in actual terms and in relation to the overall population, and in some countries, the percentage of the population who experience tinnitus is even more alarming. Sometimes tinnitus […]
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When you were 16 and cranked the radio up to full volume, you had little thought about how this could damage your health. You were just having a good time listening to your tunes. You had fun when you were growing up, going to loud concerts and movies. You may have even chosen a job […]
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Trips to the ER cause you to miss work, and also personal pain. What if you could reduce your risk of accidents, falls, depression, anxiety, and even dementia while also eliminating trips to the ER. Wearing your hearing aid can be the difference between having an active healthy life and taking lots of trips to […]
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We’re observing more examples, on TV and online, of over-the-counter hearing aids. Getting help for hearing loss is supposed to be easier with these instruments. They also maximize the affordability of hearing help. But medical experts and even government officials have some significant concerns about some of the consequences of using over-the-counter hearing aids. Some […]
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Tinnitus is nothing new. But perhaps it’s new to you, like a loud used car you can’t take back. Normally, though not always, tinnitus presents as an incessant buzzing or ringing in the ears. The sound can be, at times, really loud. Symptoms fluctuate considerably, but this is the point: if tinnitus is troubling you, […]
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One of the most unusual symptoms of COVID-19 is that it’s able to temporarily dampen your senses of smell and taste. Indeed, loss of smell is often one of the initial indications of infection. But your sense of smell and taste aren’t the only sense affected by COVID-19. New findings are pointing to an uncommon, […]
It’s very common for people to have loss of hearing caused by repeated exposure to loud noise. If you are constantly exposed to noise that exceeds 85 decibels, your hearing may be permanently damaged. Exactly How Does Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Work? This is a kind of sensorineural hearing loss where hair cells in your inner […]