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Holiday parties can be a challenge when dealing with hearing loss. Here are some tips to help you enjoy the festivities. The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy and reconnecting, but if you have hearing loss , it can also be incredibly stressful. Holiday parties, social gatherings and family get-togethers can be
Some things about protecting our hearing are common sense: Don’t sit next to the speakers at a rock concert, wear ear protection when mowing the grass, get some good ear plugs if your spouse snores (just kidding!), etc. These are great ways to protect your hearing. We thought we’d share another way you can take care of your hearing: one
The holidays are all about spending time with family, catching up with friends, and celebrating with colleagues at the office holiday party. But if you have hearing loss, it can be hard to enjoy these special events. The entire season may even be stressful and depressing. How can hearing loss turn a joyous time of year
Intrigued by all the brain-training products out there to keep your mind sharp and spirits young? You may want to consider something else: A hearing test. That's right. Mounting evidence links untreated hearing loss to impaired memory and diminished cognitive function. What that means is, if you keep brushing off that suspected hearing loss of yours, your cognition
You may experience some challenges when speaking to a hard of hearing family member, friend, or co-worker. But it’s not always their hearing loss that makes it difficult. Sometimes the things you say can derail a conversation and offend the other person. You might not realize it but talking louder or using certain words or phrases—even as
Having a medical condition that prevents you from doing your job, meeting financial obligations and caring for your family is a stressful situation to say the least. If your hearing loss is affecting your ability to work, you may be eligible for assistance through the Social Security trust fund. Hearing loss will not automatically qualify you for disability benefits, but
What is stress, exactly? Believe it or not, stress has a beneficial place in your life. In fact, you might say the survival of any species depends a great deal on how it responds to environmental stressors. Also known as the “fight or flight” response, stress can tell you when to run from a dangerous situation or
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition impacting people in the United States today. One in every three people 65 years of age and one in every two 75 years of age and over has hearing loss. This is important because there are surprising health risks directly connected to hearing loss. Research has shown that walking problems,
Gulabi goat Contrary to popular belief, our ears don’t do the hearing. In fact, our aural canal and ears only direct the sound vibrations to our eardrums, where it is heard and then processed by the brain. The same goes for all animals on Earth, though many species have wildly varying ear sizes and shapes. Here’s a list of