In past Hearing Health Awareness Months, we made the case for why folks should get regular hearing assessments and consider treatments. But there’s another crucial element of care that the team takes extremely serious – hearing loss prevention.Hearing loss isn’t...
Musicians, Their Artistry, and the Importance of Hearing When we consider a musician's toolkit, our imagination naturally roams to their instruments: the guitars, drums, violins, and ever-faithful microphones. But beyond these tangible tools, there's an essential,...
May is officially Better Hearing and Speech Month. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) uses these ‘official’ months to raise awareness of a particular public health issue. A brief look at the numbers makes me think we should extend Better Hearing and Speech Month...
I’m a firm believer in the axiom, “knowledge is power.” Not in the monied, power, manipulative sense, but on a personal level. We all have beliefs that are derived from our experience, culture, and knowledge. To continue growing and feeling grounded, it’s important to...
Although senior citizens are in the age group representing the highest risk for hearing loss, a startling prevalence of hearing loss in younger people is noted in a World Health Organization (WHO) report. The report estimated that approximately 1.1 billion teens and...
You've known for a while that you don't hear as well as you used to, but you've been getting by. However, your family or friends may be 'suggesting' you go get your hearing checked. You're finding it harder to enjoy television or movies because it's a little more...
What we put into our bodies, from food/drinks to prescription/non-prescription medications, affects how our bodies work. From a young age, we are taught to eat healthfully-carrots for good eyesight, spinach for building muscle, drinking milk for strong bones, etc. But...
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is a public health issue that affects millions of people every year. It is an equal opportunity problem, affecting all ages. It doesn't distinguish between skin color, sexual orientation, rich or poor. Because we live in the modern...