Resolve To Protect Your Hearing in 2024
It’s about that time again, the time when people start asking if you’re making any New Year’s resolutions. In addition to reading more books or hitting the gym a couple of times a week, you may want to consider adding hearing protection to your list of resolutions. Why Is Hearing Protection Important? If you have…
How to Destress Before a Hearing Test
Whether the subject is math, English, safety or hearing, test anxiety is a companion to many people’s lives. It is normal to feel anxiety before an upcoming hearing test, but learning what to expect and practicing a few relaxation techniques can help prepare you for a calm, easy-going test experience. What Happens During a Hearing…
Tips To Help You Communicate With People Who Have Hearing Loss
Good communication is the backbone of healthy relationships at home, school or work. For people with hearing loss, communication comes with extra challenges. There are currently more than 1.5 billion people in the world living with hearing loss. Learning how to communicate with people who have hearing loss is an essential tool. Take a look…
How to Support Your Loved Ones With Tinnitus
Tinnitus causes a ringing or buzzing noise in the ears that cannot be heard from the outside. Affecting more than 50 million people in the United States, bothersome tinnitus can have a severe impact on a person’s life. Common side effects of tinnitus include stress, frustration, lack of sleep, irritability and more. If your loved…
What to Know About Presbycusis
Presbycusis is age-related hearing loss. It is the most common form of hearing loss worldwide and affects approximately two-thirds of Americans aged 70 or older. There are several contributing factors to presbycusis, and the symptoms can be hard to notice initially. But if you’re struggling to hear conversations at Buddy Brew Coffee, you might consider talking with…
How Tinnitus Can Affect Work
Tinnitus is experiencing a ringing, buzzing or other noise in one or both ears. It’s a common condition, with an estimated 10% of the U.S. adult population, or about 25 million people, experiencing some form of tinnitus. For some people, tinnitus is relatively mild or resolves on its own. However, others have chronic and even…
Four Reasons Your Hearing Aids Are Whistling
Feedback occurs when the microphone amplifies a sound into your hearing aids, causing an unpleasant whistling noise. It can occur occasionally when you’re putting your hearing aids on in the morning or taking them out at night. However, if you are regularly experiencing feedback when going about your day or having a latte with friends…
What Is the Link Between Tinnitus and Migraines?
Tinnitus is the presence of a ringing, buzzing, roaring or other noise in the ears that cannot be heard from the outside. Affecting more than 50 million people in the United States, tinnitus can range from mild to severe. Severe symptoms can adversely affect sleep, mood and concentration. Tinnitus can arise from no identifiable cause,…
Tips for Job Searching With Hearing Loss
Searching for a job can be an extremely stressful experience. From filling out an application to finding the right interview outfit, there are many things to consider when moving forward with your career. For people with hearing loss, job searching can have additional challenges. The job searching process will likely involve multiple phone calls, interviews…
What Is the Link Between Acoustic Neuromas and Hearing Loss?
Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some trouble hearing. Hearing loss can have many causes, from head trauma to aging to loud noise exposure. One infrequently talked about cause is called an acoustic neuroma. Let’s examine acoustic neuromas and their connection with hearing loss a little more closely. A Little More About Acoustic Neuromas Acoustic…