Do Vitamins contribute to Hearing Health? An informative article in Healthy Hearing contributed by Joy Victory, Managing Editor. Many of us know that vitamin D helps our bones and vitamin A is good for vision, but are there any equivalent vitamins for hearing health? Not exactly, said Dr. Sharon Curhan, MD, a physician and epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. While there is evidence that a healthy diet is linked to a lower risk of hearing … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Hearing Aids
Do hearing aids make you healthier? This is discussed in an article on Healthy Hearing contributed byTemma Ehrenfeld. The links between hearing loss and a host of problems have prompted research on the question of how better hearing might protect you. The impact of hearing aids is a new and growing field, and the findings are mostly upbeat. More than a decade ago, research suggested that hearing aids improve overall quality of life. Hearing loss is far easier to correct than many of the … [Read more...]
Buyer Beware
In the last two weeks, I have had two patients come in with items that they purchased used off of ebay. Neither turned out well. My first patient bought a bluetooth device to use with his hearing aids. It was three years old and had a rechargeable battery. Rechargeable batteries don't last forever and three years is getting kind of old. This could have been a big problem. The bigger problem was it would not work with his hearing aids without additional equipment. There was also no … [Read more...]
Making Hearing Loss Visible
In Psychology Today, there is an excellent article by Shari Eberts (founder of Living with Hearing Loss) on 'How to Make Your Hearing Loss less Invisible'. Hearing loss is invisible. It cannot be seen, especially if someone is trying to hide it, which many people with hearing loss still are. Making hearing loss more visible will help us get the assistance that is needed. Since it is invisible, hearing loss is easily overlooked, ignored, or not taken seriously. Nobody would deny … [Read more...]
What is Brain Fog?
Brain fog is a type of fluctuating cognitive impairment that affects many people suffering from balance disorders (and many other health conditions as well). When your balance system is compromised, your brain has to work much harder to maintain equilibrium, and that constant effort takes a toll on cognitive function. The result is a clouding of consciousness and diminishment of mental energy that can impair concentration, executive function, decision making ability, memory and word … [Read more...]
Journey of Sound to the Brain
We don't usually think about what happens in the ear so that we can hear sounds. This is a simple video on how sounds make their way from the source to your brain. To learn more about how we hear, visit the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at https://www.nidcd.nih.gov Enjoy the video! If you or a family member is having any difficulties with hearing or hearing aids, please give us a call at 727-323-2471 and set up an appointment. We can help … [Read more...]
Healthy Eating helps Hearing
Great article in Well & Good about how healthy nutrition can keep your hearing sharp. You can check out the full article here: https://www.wellandgood.com/good-food/hearing-loss-with-age-diet/ A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that specific diets may slow hearing loss with age. Past studies have linked certain nutrients and foods (such as folate, which is found in legumes, leafy greens, and elsewhere) to a lower risk of self-reported hearing loss, but … [Read more...]
Smoke Alarms for the Hearing Impaired
The smoke alarm, meant for those who are deaf or hearing impaired, includes a traditional smoke detector on the ceiling, a receiver equipped with a strobe light and a vibrating disc that will shake the entire bed from underneath the mattress. Some units are also equipped with a vibrating pager. A great story on WTAE - Pittsburgh's Action News station about how it saved one family. https://www.wtae.com/article/smoke-alarm-for-deaf-and-hearing-impaired-saves-life/29761297 These smoke alarms … [Read more...]
High-Frequency Hearing Loss
What is High-Frequency Hearing Loss? According to Healthy Hearing, one of the most common types of hearing loss is known as high-frequency hearing loss. This means high-pitch sounds are harder to hear. It can affect anyone of any age, but is common in older adults with age-related hearing loss, as well as people exposed to loud noises. High-frequency hearing loss occurs when the tiny hair-like sensory hearing cells in your cochlea (inner ear) are damaged. These hair cells, known as … [Read more...]
Hearing Aids for Veterans
Great article by Joy Victory, managing editor of Healthy Hearing about Veterans and Hearing Aids. Many veterans are affected by hearing loss or tinnitus. If you have served in the military, you may qualify for hearing healthcare benefits and disability compensation from the VA. If you are a U.S. veteran worried you may have hearing loss. You're not alone. Annually, about one million veterans receive disability compensation for hearing loss. In fact, because of routine exposure to loud … [Read more...]
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