Can Family History Increase Your Risk of Hearing Loss?
Many factors can contribute to hearing loss. Most factors can be placed in one of the two following categories: Family history-related hearing loss falls under congenital causes. To better understand the connection between family history and hearing loss, let’s examine both genetic and overall health as contributors to hearing loss. Hearing Loss Passed On Through…
Tips for Preventing and Managing Hearing Aid Discomfort
Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some trouble hearing. Choosing to begin your journey with hearing aids is a great way to manage your hearing loss. Hearing aids work by amplifying speech sounds, reducing background noise, increasing your awareness of your surroundings and maybe even improving your balance. Some daily benefits you may experience from…
How Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Hobbies
Hobbies keep your mind and body active and help you stay connected to others. Unfortunately, untreated hearing loss can make it difficult to participate in the activities you most enjoy. Hearing Loss Makes Communication More Difficult Many hobbies, like attending a book club or playing doubles at Glenlake Tennis Center, require you to communicate with…
How Treating Hearing Loss Will Help Your Career
Treating your hearing loss with hearing aids or other assistive listening devices can improve your life in so many ways. It can make it easier to listen to music, connect with your family, and enjoy a meal at Agave Restaurant out with friends. Treating your hearing loss can also help you find more success in…
How Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Mood
There are many ways untreated hearing loss can affect your life—from trouble communicating to mood problems. In this post, we explore the connection between untreated hearing loss and mood, including what the research shows, why the link and what you can do. What Does the Research Show? One 2022 study, entitled “Is There an Association…
Tips For Navigating Airports With Hearing Loss
Air travel can always be a little stressful, but that can be even more true for people with hearing loss. Let’s take a look at a few of the challenges as well as tips for how to navigate airports when you have hearing loss. Treat Your Hearing Loss First and foremost, if you have hearing…
Ways to Support a Coworker with Hearing Loss
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.” This means the chances one of your coworkers experiences this condition are fairly high. Below we review ways to support a coworker with hearing loss. Be Inclusive To create…
What’s the Connection Between Hearing Loss & Shingles?
Shingles are a serious viral infection that usually affects adults over the age of 50. This type of infection is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same one that causes chickenpox. If you experienced chickenpox as a child, it could remain dormant for years and present as shingles later in life. Even those…
Home Technology Can Help Those Who Are Hard of Hearing
When you think of better hearing, communication and safety, you probably think of hearing aids. But you can install other technological devices in your home that can accomplish this, too. We review some of them below. Safety Fires pose a danger to your safety and can spread rapidly. Similarly, carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless,…
What Is Congenital Hearing Loss & How Is It Treated?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Genes are responsible for hearing loss among 50% to 60% of children with hearing loss.” When hearing loss is present at birth, it is said to be congenital. We review everything you need to know about congenital hearing loss below. Types of Congenital Hearing Loss…