Hearing Health and Mental Health Have a Clear Connection In fact, untreated hearing loss increases your risk of depression, anxiety, social isolation, and more. Winter is also a prime time for seasonal blahs. If you could use a little mental-health...
New Year, New Hearing
Get a Head Start on Your Better-Hearing Resolution Winter is a time when we celebrate with friends and family, but it’s equally important to devote some energy to self-care. By prioritizing our mental and physical health, we can become the...
National Heart Month: Are Your Ears & Cardio Health Connected?
Take a Closer Look With These 5 Facts What do hearing and your heart have in common? They both help you experience the world in your own unique way. And with National Heart Month celebrated in February, it’s a great...
Keeping the Peace: 5 Holiday Communication Tips
Preventing arguments and heated discussions around the dinner table isn’t impossible Though some of us may not want to admit it, family gatherings during the holidays are sometimes stressful. With people of different ages coming together, generations can collide, leading...
The Best Hearing Health Accessories for Children
Most people associate hearing loss only with seniors, and they consider it a natural part of getting older. The reality is that it affects people of all ages. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 34 million children live...
The Nutrients Behind Healthy Hearing
As we learn more about how nutrition affects health, many folks are taking a functional medicine approach to fine-tuning their diets — eating the right foods to prevent certain conditions. You’ve no doubt heard of heart-healthy foods as well as...
How Head Injuries Impact Hearing and Balance
The force of a traumatic brain injury (also known as a TBI, concussion, or head injury) can damage or displace the delicate bones of the inner ear, rupture the eardrum, and disrupt parts of the brain responsible for auditory processing....
6 Ways to Keep Your Hearing Loss From Getting Worse
Looking Out for Your Hearing Health Is Even Easier Than You Think If you have hearing loss, you’re not alone. With an estimated 466 million children and adults living with disabling hearing loss, per the World Health Organization, it’s one...
Golfers: 5 Reasons to Keep Your Hearing Health in Shape
Why Would a Hearing Care Provider Be Writing About Golf? If you play golf, you already know one swing of the club is a complex matter. A half-inch difference in heel placement could mean a solid shot or a ball...
How Does a Pandemic Affect Noise Pollution?
We live in a noisy world. Dr. Richard Neitzel, of the University of Michigan, knows this only too well. In November 2019, his team at Michigan, along with a team at Apple Inc., set out on a two-year mission to...