Volume levels in restaurants have been rising nationwide for some time now. The New York Times reports that noise levels in New York City restaurants can reach up to 99 decibels, which is louder than the volume produced by a lawnmower. Compare those levels with normal conversation, typically measured at 60 to 65 decibels. What is behind this rise in …
Diabetes is a severe condition that affects the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar. When your body doesn’t produce enough insulin or can’t use it properly, sugar builds up in your blood and can damage many parts of your body, including your eyes and ears. Diabetes has become one of the conditions most commonly associated with hearing loss in adults …
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day! Starting in 2012, this international campaign is committed to raising awareness about dementia. Dementia includes a range of medical conditions that progressively deteriorate cognitive functions – memory, thinking, decision making, learning etc. 50 million people worldwide have dementia, a number that is projected to grow rapidly. The causes …
First off, congratulations on taking the first step towards better hearing by making an appointment at Beverly Hills Hearing Center for a consultation. You have beat the “bad” statistic of many Americans waiting five to seven years to get treatment for hearing loss. Think of what you would miss in that time! And, you’ve also put yourself on the path …
How important is it that we get our hearing screened? According to the national average, people wait for an average of seven years to attend to their hearing health. What the public needs to know that due to the nature of hearing loss, the most effective time period to alleviate hearing loss is as soon as possible! There are over …
World Hearing Day is an annual campaign by Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO). The campaign’s objective is to share information and promote actions towards the prevention of hearing loss and improved hearing care. Each year, WHO selects a theme, develops educational materials, and makes these freely available in several languages. It also …
Have you made some New Year’s resolutions this past week and are finding yourself breaking them already? If that is the case, it’s not too late to make another resolution that you can keep. Many of us enter the New Year with aspirations of going to the gym consistently every week, eating an extremely healthy diet, and ultimately trying to …
Though hearing loss is the third most common medical condition in the United States, it is often undiagnosed and undertreated. This is due to the fact that it is an invisible condition, and as a result, people with hearing loss tend to make accommodations in conversation and in the workplace. Unfortunately, untreated hearing loss leads to a number of communication …