Awareness of hearing loss and the issues it can cause is always growing, but most people don’t start thinking about it until long into adulthood when it starts to be problematic. Consequently, myths abound about what hearing loss is and what causes it. Let’s try to clear up a few hearing-loss-related issues and get the facts straight. Fact: Hearing Loss …
March 3rd is World Hearing Day! Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), this global campaign advocates for hearing health. Hearing loss is one of the most pervasive health issues that people navigate today. But it remains widely undertreated, with only a third of people who could benefit from treatment actually receiving it. This year’s theme is Ear and Hearing …
Life’s Surprises We all know that hearing loss is common among the elderly. But I never realized exactly how common. More than a third of everyone aged 65 and above suffered from it and I was stunned to learn that more than half of everyone aged 75 and above does too. That means that by the time you reach that …
Hearing Loss is Far More Common Than You Know Hearing loss is much more common than you probably know. In fact, it most often comes on so gradually that it is nearly impossible to notice even when it is happening to you yourself. This is why most of the time people rely on their friends or loved ones to point …
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and you may be planning a romantic dinner with your significant other at a cozy restaurant. However, before you make your reservation, you should be aware of one potential problem – the noise level. Many restaurants can be incredibly loud, making it difficult to have a conversation and enjoy your meal. In this …
A Quiet Pandemic Far more people are impacted by hearing loss than you are likely to imagine. In the US, about 13% of the population suffers from it to some detectable degree and this percentage increases significantly with age. Less than three out of every 1,000 babies are born with congenital hearing loss. But over 6% of everyone between the …
What Exactly Is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is the persistent impression that a sound is present when it is not in fact present in the room. Specialists estimate that at least one in ten adults in the U.S. is affected by tinnitus, but some think the real number might be closer to 50 million people, more like one in every six. And …
Why is It So Tricky For Someone to Notice When They Start To Lose Their Hearing All kinds of things require regular upkeep and you don’t think twice about it. When you change the oil in your car, they tuck a little sticker up in the corner of your windshield to remind you of the mileage or the date when …
Hearing and Hearing Loss Disabling hearing loss is far more common than most people are likely to assume. Though less than three out of every babies born in the US have some kind of congenital hearing loss, this percentage increases steadily with age. In fact, by the time we are surveying people aged 75 and above, we find an astonishing …
What Exactly is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is the relentless impression that you are hearing a sound that is not really there in your environment. Strange as it may seem, nearly one in six Americans live with it. That’s 50 million people. Most frequently people describe this sound as “ringing in your ears” but descriptions range from whistling, roaring, hissing, buzzing, chirping, …
Hearing health is health plain and simple. There is no version of a healthy you that does not include health hearing. And there is no version of you that lives a fulfilled and satisfied life without your health. We may often take our health for granted. It is so easy to overlook how much of our joy and even our …
