Hearing loss has a reputation for developing gradually. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. (After all, you’re only turning up the volume on your television once in a while, it’s nothing to be concerned about, right?) In some cases that’s true but in some cases, it isn’t. It turns out hearing loss can
As your body gets older, it isn’t difficult to notice the changes. Your skin starts to develop some wrinkles. You begin to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees start to be a little more sore. Your skin becomes a bit saggy in places. Maybe you begin to observe some fading of your
Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Today, you’re having a very important call with a potential client. Multiple reps from their offices have gathered to discuss whether to hire your business for the job. As the call proceeds, voices go up and down…and are sometimes hard to hear. But you’re getting most of
Isn’t pizza fascinating? You can switch the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear obstructions, but as
Tom is getting a brand new knee and he’s super pumped! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you get older. He will be able to move moving around more easily and will have less pain with this knee replacement. So the operation is successful and Tom goes home. But that’s not the
Your hearing won’t be just gone one day when you wake up. Hearing loss, especially when it’s caused by aging, generally progresses in degrees. You might not recognize it’s happening immediately but some signs do appear earlier. These early developing symptoms progress very discreetly. Identifying them sooner is essential to delay the development of hearing
Pizza is an interesting thing. You can switch up the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses concerned, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by many different issues – loud noises, genetics, age, ear blockages – but as long as
Some activities are just staples of summertime: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. As more of these events go back to something resembling normal, the crowds, and the noise levels, are getting larger. But sometimes this can bring about problems. Let’s face it: you’ve noticed ringing in your ears after going to
Approximately two million workplace injuries are documented every year. Normally, we think of a hand caught in a piece of machinery or a flying projectile when we consider work-related injuries. But the most common workplace injury is far more pernicious and commonly goes unreported. It sneaks up on people very slowly over several years. The
Millions of years ago, the world was a lot different. This steamy, volcano-laden landscape is where the long-necked Diplacusis wandered. Thanks to its really long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so large that it was afraid of no predator. Actually, the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period is called Diplodocus. Diplacusis is a hearing affliction
