Hearing Aids Keep You Connected to Others
One of the biggest consequences of untreated hearing loss is that it makes it harder to communicate and socialize with others. Treating your hearing loss with hearing aids allows you to stay connected and keep your relationships with others strong. Hearing Loss Affects Your Confidence When Interacting with Others Hearing loss makes it much more…
Three Surprising Side Effects of Hearing Loss
You wouldn’t be surprised to learn that hearing loss makes it harder to hear birds chirping outside your window or what’s being said on your favorite TV show. However, hearing loss can also cause some serious and unexpected side effects if left untreated. Mental Health Struggles Hearing loss can be a very stressful and isolating…
How to Make the Most of This Summer with Hearing Aids
If you’re dealing with hearing loss this summer, you’re not alone; approximately 15% of American adults report some trouble hearing. Experiencing hearing loss doesn’t have to slow you down over summer. Follow our tips below to make the most of this summer with hearing aids. Keep Your Hearing Aids Dry There’s nothing more refreshing on…
Has Your Child’s Hearing Loss Been Misdiagnosed as a Learning Disability?
If your child can’t hear well, it can impact their performance at school. Not only will they have a hard time keeping up, but they may become frustrated and act out. For these reasons, they may be misdiagnosed as having a learning disability. Below we cover how common hearing loss is in children, how the…
What Tests Are Available for Hearing Loss?
According to a study from 2016, an estimated 23% of Americans ages 12 and older have some degree of hearing loss. If you are among this population, you could be missing out on important sounds, like what your conversation partner is saying to you at Venture Kitchen & Bar. The first step toward better hearing…
Are Seniors with Hearing Loss at a Higher Risk for Complications After Surgery?
Research has shown that older individuals with hearing loss who have had surgery face a greater risk of post-operative complications than those with normal hearing. Study Links Hearing Loss to Higher Risk of Post-Surgical Complications A 2022 study looked at whether older patients with hearing loss who underwent surgery were more likely to experience post-surgical…
Is There a Connection Between Thyroid Disease and Hearing Loss?
Millions of Americans have some form of thyroid disease, with higher numbers of women being affected than men. Because symptoms of thyroid disease can easily be confused with other conditions, it may be hard to know if you even have it. Your thyroid plays an important role in many of your body’s essential functions. Untreated…
A Test Used for Newborn Hearing Screenings May Be Able to Detect Autism
A test used in universal newborn hearing screenings known as the auditory brainstem response may one day also be used to detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. What is the Auditory Brainstem Response Test? The ABR test measures how well a baby’s inner ear and brain respond to sound. To perform the test, doctors…
Hearing Loss & Listening Fatigue
It’s common to feel exhausted after conversing with people at Hampton Roads Convention Center for long periods of time. But for people with hearing loss, this exhaustion is exponential, even for shorter conversations. This feeling of exhaustion that comes after conversing is known as listening fatigue. What Is Listening Fatigue? Within the inner ear are…
How Can Teachers Reduce Their Risk of Hearing Loss?
Anyone who works in education knows that the classroom can be a loud place, no matter what grade level you’re working with. From multiple students trying to participate at once to other students having side conversations and hard surfaces causing excessive reverberance, it can be challenging for teachers to convey the information they’re trying to…