The holiday season is here and as you run around gathering gifts for those you love, don’t make the mistake of forgetting to invest in you. This can mean many things, including taking time to connect to those you care about in life, committing to a regular exercise routine or investing in your health. With…
Hearing aids have come a long way in the last 20 years. Enhanced digital sound providing a clearer and feedback free sound has allowed millions to enjoy improved communication and a heightened sense of environment. In addition, hearing aids have improved aspects of our life we would have never imagined in the past. One of the…
Hearing Loss is Associated with a 91% Increased Risk for Dementia Do you notice that you, or someone in your life is struggling to remember things every now and then? It’s common to forget things every now and then – especially as we age, however, if it becomes more and more common an occurrence, it…
Are you up at night with a ringing in your ears that seems to be coming from right inside your ears? This is the sound of tinnitus- a phantom sound which has no external source. The American Tinnitus Association estimates nearly 15% of people, or more than 50 million Americans, experience tinnitus. While most experience tinnitus every…
Protect Your Hearing while Using Headphones Do you listen to headphones for music or podcasts? Most of us do at some point. Since the invention of the Sony Walkman in 1979, headphones have become an institution for listening to media privately while we run, workout or simply tune out other sounds around us. However, with…
The rates of diabetes continue to rise in our country! In fact, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that from the prevalence of total and diagnosed diabetes among US adults 18 or older steadily increased from the period of 2001–2004 to 2017–2020! While obesity is often seen as the main contributor to these…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year making occupational noise one of the leading workplace injuries worldwide. Despite how common it is, it’s important to remember that it is 100% preventable. What Is Noise-Induced Hearing Loss? The volume of sound is measured in…
If you are a new owner of a pair of hearing aids, congratulations! These devices can have a profound effect not only on your experience of the sounding world but also on the health of your relationships, body, and mind. When you consistently wear hearing aids, you can promote better cognitive health as you age,…
Our senior years present a range of challenges for health and wellness. Mobility can become more difficult, and aches and pains seem to be inevitable. In addition, our cognitive ability tends to slow down. Whether that decline takes the form of minor lapses of memory, a slower pace of mental processing, or the more serious…
The world around us continues to grow louder as industry continues to expand and the amount of media available to us becomes increasingly more infinite. We are increasingly becoming surrounded by noise, even as we venture into nature, where the sounds of aircrafts above follow us everywhere we go. Along with this noise comes a…