Don’t take your eyes off the road. Obviously, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t say much about your other senses. Your ears, for example, are doing a ton of work when you’re driving, helping you track other vehicles, alerting you to information on your dashboard, and keeping you engaged with the other individuals in your
Your last family dinner was disheartening. It wasn’t because of family crisis (this time). No, the cause of the stress was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t get the opportunity to ask about Dave’s new cat or Sally’s new job. It was difficult. Mostly, you blame the acoustics. But
Your sense of hearing is crucial in your life and when you lose it, there will be no natural way for it to return But curiously, the general public tends to disregard hearing loss. In fact, permanent hearing loss impacts one out of eight individuals (about 30 million people) over the age of 12 in
Hearing loss is well recognized to be a process that progresses gradually. It can be quite insidious for this very reason. Your hearing gets worse not in giant leaps but by little steps. So if you’re not paying close attention, it can be challenging to measure the decline in your hearing. For this reason, it’s
One way your body delivers information to you is through pain response. It’s not a terribly fun approach but it can be beneficial. When your ears start to feel the pain of a very loud megaphone near you, you know damage is happening and you can take steps to move further away or at least
If you cut your arm, it heals. In a short time, your stubbed toe will feel better. Even a broken bone will heal if correctly set. But what if your hearing is damaged? Is it possible for the inner ear to heal? Will your hearing come back? Can homeopathic treatments help that healing? What is
An estimated 50% of people over the age of 75 have some level of hearing loss and that’s why most people think of it as a problem for older people. But studies show that younger individuals are at risk for hearing loss – and, alarmingly, they are losing their hearing despite the fact that it’s
The cause of Meniere’s is not really understood. But the effects are difficult to ignore. Some prevalent symptoms of this affliction are dizziness, vertigo, ringing in the ears, and hearing loss. Scientists aren’t really sure why, but for some reason, fluid can accumulate in the ears and this seems to be the underlying cause of
It’s true, hearing loss can catch you by surprise. But occasionally, hearing problems bypass the sneaking completely, in favor of a sudden (and often startling), cat-like pounce. Here’s a hypothetical: You get up one morning and jump in the shower and when you get out you notice your hearing seems off or different. Maybe muffled.
Want to show how much you care? Listen to your loved ones, truly listen. That involves, of course, the ability to hear. Studies reveal millions of people would benefit from wearing hearing aids because one in three adults between the ages of 65 and 74 have some level of hearing loss. Sadly, only about 30%
