The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 5 percent of the world’s population are currently living with disabling hearing loss. Among them, 34 million are …
On March 3, Celebrate World Hearing Day by Checking Your Hearing!
What is World Hearing Day? Each year on March 3, the World Health Organization (WHO) promotes World Hearing Day to help raise awareness on prevention …
A Link Between Hypertension & Hearing Loss
It’s safe to say you probably know someone with high blood pressure, also called hypertension. It affects 70 million people in the US, or one …
Cognition and Age-Related Hearing Loss
In the last decade or so, there has been a growing body of research surrounding the correlation of hearing loss and cognitive decline. Throughout the …
Tips for Students with Hearing Loss
Being a university student is fun. For most, it is the first time in our lives when we have complete control over our choices and …
Monitoring Your Daily Exposure to Noise
Noise induced hearing loss is incredibly common, affecting about one-in-four adults between the ages of 20-69 (https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/2017/us-adults-aged-20-69-years-show-signs-noise-induced-hearing-loss). Once acquired, noise induced hearing loss is permanent …
Why Most People with Hearing Loss Don’t Use Hearing Aids
As a society, wouldn’t we find it strange if most people with vision loss didn’t wear glasses or if most people with bacterial infections didn’t …
Hearing Loss and Millennials
Close your eyes and imagine millennials. When you do so, think about all the words you use to describe them. Now open your eyes, on …
Support an Active Lifestyle with Hearing Aids
Active lifestyles take us into the unknown and engage our bodies in ecstatic movement! Imagine yourself running down a grassy hill or jogging along a …
Dealing with Noise Pollution in Your Neighborhood
When pondering pollution, most of us probably imagine air pollution or the pollution of our oceans and rivers. While these types of contamination are dangerous, …