Cochlear Implants FAQ

“Now I wake up each morning to the sound of birds” A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits behind the ear and a second....

How You Hear

Hearing begins when soundwaves enter the outer ear (the visible portion of the ear located on the outside of the head) and are channeled down the auditory canal, a tube-like passageway lined with tiny hairs and small glands that produce ear wax. At the end of the auditory canal lies the middle ea....

Should You Really Be Worried About Minor Hearing Loss?

These days, people are no longer patients, they are healthcare consumers who take charge of their personal health management. Illnesses like heart disease or diabetes are not just a normal part of getting old, either. With this awareness, people develop an understanding of why diseases happen and ho....

How Can Getting a Hearing Test Lower Your Risk of Alzheimer’s

Hearing and dementia — is there a connection? Not long ago, medical science did link these brain-related conditions and loss of hearing. More than one clinical study determined that even mild hearing loss left untreated increases a person’s chance of developing dementia. Scientists think there ....

8 Odd Details You Might Want to Learn About Earwax

Man cleaning earwax from his ears by pulling tissues out of ear There are probably more than a few things you don’t know about earwax. After all, it’s kind of weird, right? Like what’s the purpose of that strange tacky substance and how it is made? Consider eight ever so interesting facts a....

How Do I Know Whether I Have Hearing Loss?

You may think it would be evident, but hearing loss will be gradual, so how does someone know if they have it? There is no darting pain to function as a warning sign. You don’t pass out or make extra trips to the bathroom once it happens, either. It’s safe to say the signs of hearing loss are so....

5 Reasons Why Living with Tinnitus Can Be Challenging

You hear plenty of talk nowadays about the challenge of living with chronic ailments like high blood pressure or diabetes, but what about tinnitus? It’s a chronic illness that has a strong emotional component because it affects so many aspects of someone’s life. Tinnitus presents as ghost nois....

Why Good Quality Hearing Aids are a Service Not Just a Brand

When a person goes out to purchase hearing aids, they are looking for a product to buy. With that in mind, it is typical for them to only think only about the cost of what they are getting. It’s true that a quality hearing device is costly, but you need to shift your thinking. If you consider the ....

Hearing Loss Effects More Than Just Your Hearing

Are you surprised to learn that hearing loss is about more than just your ears? Ears are the mechanisms of hearing, so the damage done to them because of aging, injury or disease is why someone can not hear, but did you know there is more to it than the loss of a person’s hearing bleeds into a num....

Tinnitus Might be Decreased With These Seven Savory Goodies

Along with splashing in the water, and holidays, the summertime brings plenty of good food. There are certain foods that go to the top of the list when summertime comes. If you suffer from tinnitus, you might discover that some of these tasty treats can provide relief. How well you hear, and not wha....

The Reason Investing in Hearing Aids is a Prudent Choice

Are hearing aids truly worth the cost? It’s a worry many people suffering from hearing loss ask when they look at the cost of hearing aids. However, at the time you invest in a home you don’t determine the price and state, “well being homeless is less expensive!” You must go past the price t....