Hearing loss can affect people of all ages, including teenagers. Recent research highlights the growing concern around hearing loss among teens, often due to exposure to loud noise and the use of personal listening devices. If you have a teenager in your life, here’s what you need to know about hearing loss in teens. The Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Teens The stats are a …
Investing in Your Health: Treating Hearing Loss
Treating hearing loss is an investment in your health that is worth making! Treatment offers countless benefits that allow people to live active lifestyles that they can fully participate in. Hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions that people live with today. Impacting nearly 1 in 8 people, impaired hearing is pervasive. But it is at the same time, widely undertreated and …
Hearing Loss Among Millennials & Gen Z
A popular myth about hearing loss is that it only impacts older adults. While aging is one cause of hearing loss, there are other causes that impact people across the age spectrum. This includes Millennials and Gen Z who are increasingly grappling with the realities of hearing loss. In fact, 10% of Millennials and 17% of Gen Z already have some degree of hearing loss. …
Conductive Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is one of the most common health issues people experience today. Over 48 million people live with some degree of hearing loss which reduces capacity to hear and process sound. People can experience hearing loss in various ways. There are three types of hearing loss: sensorineural, conductive, and mixed. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs in the inner ear and is permanent whereas conductive hearing …
Is There a Cure for Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is one of the most common health issues affecting people today. Its multifaceted impact is often under-recognized even though it disrupts daily life in various unexpected ways. From watching TV, to talking on the phone, and spending time with others; impaired hearing can take a toll on everyday activities. There are numerous misconceptions about hearing loss which often leads to a delay in …
Head Injuries & Hearing Loss
Head injuries can impact health in a variety of ways including by causing hearing loss. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 3 million head injuries occur annually. According to the CDC, 1 million of these are traumatic brain injuries, the most severe type of head injury a person can experience. In addition to impacting cognitive functions and mobility, head injuries can …
A Link Between Hearing Loss & Diabetes
Have you recently been diagnosed with diabetes? If so, you probably have a lot of questions. For instance, how do you manage this condition and what else will it affect? Most people understand that complications with diabetes can further heart and kidney issues, but did you know that hearing loss could also affect your hearing and balance? Understanding Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic health condition that …
Prioritize Better Hearing in the New Year!
As January rolls in it is the start of the New Year! It’s hard to tell what this next one will mean for us as a society. There is so much changing in the world on environmental and social levels and the changes each year brings can feel monumental. With so much in constant fluctuation, it’s important to carve out some time for your own …
A Brief History of Hearing Loss
The history of hearing loss features incredible stories of the inventive ways that people have learned how to communicate with one another. Knowing the brief history of hearing loss will inspire you to think differently about how you communicate, to challenge yourself to be more creative in your thinking about how other people communicate, and give you tools to bridge any communication impasses you may …
Why Pretending to Hear Doesn’t Help
Imagine yourself in a conversation without the ability to hear what others have to say. What would you do? For some people, the first instinct is to call out for help, and that impulse makes it possible for many people with hearing loss to pursue assistance as soon as they realize the problem. Yet, other people have different responses to that situation. Some might try …