At times, it seems like we love to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an entry called “List of common misconceptions” that includes hundreds of widely-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of… Read More
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How to Read Your Audiogram at Your Hearing Test
You have just finalized your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now entering the room and presents you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these characters, colors, and lines. This is designed to… Read More
How to Persuade Someone to Get a Hearing Test
We don’t need to explain to you the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a different kind of problem: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing assessed and treated. But how… Read More
5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss
5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a qualified professional diagnosis, in spite of the reality that the warning signs of hearing loss are clear to… Read More
What to Expect at Your Hearing Exam
If the unfamiliar causes anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is especially nerve-racking. While nearly all of us have experience with the family physician and the local dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist might be a first…. Read More
Exploring a Career in the Hearing Care Profession
While the majority of us stay current with our annual physical, dental cleaning, and eye exam, we notoriously forget to give consideration to the health of our hearing. And when our hearing does begin to worsen, it appears so gradually… Read More
Avoiding the Biggest Mistake in Treating Your Hearing Loss
Do you recall the Q-Ray Bracelets? You know, the magnetic wristbands that vowed to provide instant and significant pain relief from arthritis and other chronic conditions? Well, you won’t find much of that advertising anymore; in 2008, the producers of… Read More
8 Reasons Hearing Loss is More Dangerous Than You Think
Hearing impairment is dangerously sneaky. It creeps up on an individual over the years so gradually you hardly notice, making it easy to deny or ignore. And afterwards, when you finally recognize the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off… Read More
Professional musicians at greater risk of developing hearing loss
Over time, extremely loud noise will cause irreversible harm to the hair cells of the inner ear, which are the sensory receptors responsible for transmitting sound to the brain. They can be damaged from repeated overexposure to loud noise. Sadly,… Read More
Preventing work related hearing loss with high fidelity, custom-fit ear plugs
85 decibels: the sound measure at which repetitive exposure can result in significant hearing damage. 100 decibels: the sound degree reached by a rock concert, which is not-so-good news for performers or live concert goers. 4 reasons why custom-fit ear… Read More