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Why Consistent Hearing Care Leads to Better Long-Term Results
Hearing loss is rarely a one-time event. For most people, it changes gradually over the years, which means successful treatment is often an ongoing relationship rather than a single appointment. Age-related hearing loss, known as…
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Music Lovers’ Toolkit: Custom Musicians’ Plugs vs. Over‑Earmuffs
From packed concerts to long practice sessions, music lovers are regularly exposed to high sound levels. The good news? The right hearing protection can help prevent hearing loss without taking the joy out of music.…
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Common Ear Problems That Affect Hearing
Hearing loss is a complex health issue with many different causes. You’re probably most familiar with the causes that affect the inner ear and main hearing organ (e.g., aging, loud noise exposure), and while those…
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What Is a Perforated Eardrum and How Does It Affect Hearing?
Have you ever torn your eardrum? This is known as a perforated eardrum, or a ruptured eardrum. As the eardrum is an instrumental part of our ability to hear, it follows that a perforated eardrum…
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Single Sided Deafness
Single sided deafness (SSD), sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While the majority…
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What Is Auditory Processing Disorder?
We talk a lot about traditional hearing loss on our site, which occurs when some kind of damage or dysfunction in the ear or organs inside the ear impedes your ability to hear sound. But…
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Understanding When It’s Time to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids
Almost 30 million people in the U.S. need hearing aids. If you’re one of them and you’ve been wearing your hearing aids for a couple of years, you know these critical devices bring clarity to…
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What Is Hidden Hearing Loss?
Hidden hearing loss is a type of hearing loss that cannot be measured by a traditional hearing test (also called a “pure tone” hearing test). It is characterized by patients reporting having difficulty hearing, but…
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How Thyroid Issues Connect to Hearing Loss
If you’ve been diagnosed with a thyroid issue, you’re probably familiar with the well-known symptoms: changes in weight, fluctuating energy levels and irregular heart rates. What is less well-known, however, is the effect thyroid issues…
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Viral Infections and Hearing Loss
Hearing loss isn’t always caused by exposure to loud noise or old age. Sometimes an infection from a virus can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss, as well as dizziness or tinnitus. All viruses are…
