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How Hearing Loss Affects Your Brain
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect your ability to process sound. It can actually change the way your brain functions. A study from John Hopkins University followed 639 participants over 12 years. They found that hearing…
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Do You Need to Treat Hunting-Related Hearing Loss?
Hunting and target shooting are popular past-times in the U.S. However, if you’re not careful, these hobbies can be hazardous for your hearing. Below we review everything you need to know about the risks of…
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What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of…
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What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known…
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What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above…
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10 Common Signs of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a progressive condition, which means it often develops so slowly, you don’t even know you have it until it has advanced to a stage that is difficult to treat. Left untreated, hearing…
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4 Reasons You Should Get a Hearing Aid
Hearing loss is common, affecting approximately 48 million people across the nation. In fact, the CDC reports that it is the third most common physical condition affecting Americans. Yet despite its prevalence, there is stigma…
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Understanding the Viral Causes of Hearing Loss
While the two most common causes of hearing loss are old age and noise exposure, another common cause is viral infections. It can be all too easy to pick up a virus at Downtown Silver…
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The Link Between Hearing Loss and Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans. In fact, one person dies from cardiovascular disease every 36 seconds in the U.S. If these facts surprise you, it may also surprise you to…
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What’s the Difference Between Being Deaf and Hard of Hearing?
You’ve likely heard the terms “hard of hearing” and “deaf” used to describe hearing loss, but they’re not interchangeable. In order to understand the distinction, we first need to review the different levels of hearing…
