Let’s pretend you go to a rock concert. You’re cool, so you spend the entire night up front. It’s enjoyable, although it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you wake up in the morning. (That’s not so enjoyable.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when you […]
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Some activities are just staples of summer: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. The crowds, and the noise levels, are growing as more of these events are getting back to normal. But sometimes this can cause issues. Let’s face it: you’ve had ringing in your ears after attending a concert before. This […]
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You want to be polite when you’re talking to friends. You want your clients, co-workers, and supervisor to see that you’re totally engaged when you’re at work. With family, you might find it less difficult to just tune out the conversation and ask the person next to you to fill in what you missed, just […]
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Hearing loss is typically accepted as just a normal part of the aging process: as we get older, we start to hear things a little less clearly. Maybe we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps going up. We might even notice […]
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Keep your eyes on the road. Obviously, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t speak to your other senses. As an example, think about the amount of work your ears are doing while driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, alert you to important information coming up on your dashboard, […]
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The last time you had dinner with family, you were pretty frustrated. It wasn’t because of family drama (this time). No, the issue was that you couldn’t hear anything over the boisterous noise of the room. So you didn’t hear the details about Nancy’s promotion, and you didn’t have the ability to ask about Todd’s […]
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Your ability to hear is precious – once you lose it, the likelihood of getting it back in its natural form is slim to nil. But curiously, the general public tends to disregard hearing loss. In the US alone, one in eight people over the age of 12 copes with neglected and permanent hearing loss. […]
It’s often said that hearing loss is a gradual process. It can be quite subtle for this exact reason. Your hearing grows worse not in huge leaps but by little steps. So if you’re not paying close attention, it can be challenging to track the decline in your hearing. Because of this, it’s important to […]
One way your body provides information to you is through pain response. It’s an effective strategy though not a very pleasant one. When your ears begin to feel the pain of a really loud megaphone next to you, you know damage is taking place and you can take steps to move further away or at […]
If you get a cut, that cut will heal. Before too long, your stubbed toe will feel better. Even if you break a bone, when correctly set, it will mend. But what if your hearing is damaged? Does the inner ear heal itself? Will your hearing come back? Can homeopathic remedies enable that healing? What […]
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