Losing the ability to hear can be frightening, especially when it comes on very quickly, seemingly out of nowhere. Maybe you had a perfectly normal day, went to sleep, and woke up unable to hear in one ear or with a kind of stuffed-up feeling in your ear. More than likely, you’re suffering from a kind of conductive hearing loss. …
In America, earaches are among the top reasons for a visit to the pediatrician’s office. The CDC lists that 5 out of 1,000 children age 3-17 has some kind of permanent hearing loss, so it’s no joke when your child has pain in their ears or complains that they can’t hear. Modern technology and the business of modern life mean …
Over the course of human history, a cure for hearing loss has not yet emerged. But if you are one of the millions of people suffering from hearing loss, you can rest assured that efforts are fierce and ongoing to eventually discover a way to restore hearing. This is not to diminish the contemporary experience of the deaf and hearing …
No matter what sport you love, be it football, basketball, or soccer, yelling and shouting for your favorite team is often one of the best parts of the game. It’s nice to watch sports on TV but the experience of seeing your team play in a giant stadium surrounded by hundreds of other sports fans is just exhilarating. There is …
When you lose anything in life that you have come to rely on, it can be painful. Letting go isn’t easy and can lead to intense grief. Some days you may feel fine when out of the blue, grief can take over your emotions. It is a normal part of the human experience, which almost every person has to deal …
Perhaps you are starting to notice the need to ask people to repeat themselves more than before. Perhaps you are finding your self-struggling more to hear people speaking in crowded rooms. This might not seem like a big deal at first but as this goes on it can progress into a big problem. Undiagnosed hearing doesn’t just affect you but …
Dizziness and ringing in one ear accompanied by some degree of hearing loss could be symptoms of Meniere’s disease. A hearing health care professional can properly diagnose your condition and, begin treatment to help manage the symptoms. Meniere’s disease was identified in the 1800s and named after the French doctor who discovered it. It is an inner ear disease that …
January is National Thyroid Awareness month and as we approach the new year, it is good to educate yourself about the connection between hypothyroidism and hearing loss. Thyroid disease can affect many of your body’s functions, including your hearing. It is estimated that approximately 20 million Americans are living with some form of thyroid disease, but as many as 60 …
Are you hearing strange sounds –like ringing in the ears, hearing others sounds like, zinging, clicking, roaring or humming? You may be experiencing hearing loss. There is no cure for hearing loss, but you can get acupuncture treatment or use hearing aids. You should keep reading this article to learn about the symptoms, causes, tests, treatments for hearing loss. This …
Have you ever wondered how you can contribute to students that are hard of hearing become more successful in their school lives and their academic performance? Education, information and raising public awareness are some of those ways. From personal enrichment to paying forward knowledge about students that suffer from hearing loss, we can all stand to gain. Hearing loss has …