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Despite Your Hearing Loss, You Can Still Enjoy the Holidays

So, so many family get-togethers. It likely feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also challenging) for this reason. Typically, this type of annual catching up is something that’s easy to look forward to. You get to check in […]

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Can Sensitivity to Loud Sound be a Symptom of Hearing Loss?

If you have a partner with untreated hearing loss, you know that getting their attention can be… a struggle. Their name is the first thing you try saying. “Greg”, you say, but you used a standard, inside volume level, so you get nothing. You try raising your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he […]

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What Tests Can be Done for Balance Issues?

Imagine taking a cruise and instantly getting seasick. That would really spoil an enjoyable day. And there’s always that adjustment period when you get back on land where you can still feel the sway of the ship beneath your feet. What if you felt this way all of the time? That’s what having some balance […]

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These Chemicals Might Increase Your Risk of Hearing Loss

Most people recognize the common causes of hearing loss, but some chemicals can also cause hearing loss which can come as a surprise. Groups that are at risk include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Knowing what these hazardous chemicals are and what safeguards you should take can help preserve your quality of […]

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Have You Had a Hearing Test Recently?

It’s difficult to believe but most people have gone more than ten years without having a hearing test. Harper is one of them. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she shows up dutifully for her yearly medical exam. She even gets her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! […]

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Music and Headphones: What’s a Safe Volume?

Aiden enjoys music. While he’s out jogging, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: cardio, cooking, video games, you name it. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But lasting hearing damage might be happening as a result of […]

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Are my Sleep Issues and my Tinnitus Caused by Anxiety?

You first notice the sound when you’re lying in bed trying to sleep: Your ear has a whooshing or throbbing in it. The sound is pulsing in rhythm with your heartbeat. And no matter how hard you try, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you awake, which is not good because you need your […]

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Every New Hearing Aid Owner Tends to Make These 9 Mistakes

Congrats! Modern hearing aids are an amazing piece of technology, and you’ve recently become the proud owner of a shiny new set. But, just like with any new device, there will be things that hearing aid owners wish somebody had informed them about. Let’s examine how a new hearing aid owner can eliminate the 9 […]

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You May Have a Thyroid Issue: 6 Possible Indicators

Maybe it’s your thyroid You’ve heard that before. After having a candid conversation about your health issues with your best friend over dinner last night, she proposed, with some personal experience, that you may be coping with a thyroid problem. It turns out thyroid conditions are pretty common. In fact, some approximations indicate that somewhere […]

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Likely Causes of Hearing Loss in One Ear

Let’s pretend you go to a rock concert. You’re awesome, so you spend all night in the front row. It’s enjoyable, though it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you wake up the next morning. (That’s not as fun.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when […]

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