Have you ever left your Earbuds in your pocket and they ended up going through the wash or maybe lost them altogether? Suddenly, your morning jog is a million times more boring. Your commute or bus ride is dreary and dull. And the sound quality of your virtual meetings suffers considerably. The old saying “you […]
We typically think of hearing loss as something that develops little by little. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. (After all, you’re just turning up the volume on your TV now and then, it’s nothing to be concerned about, right?) In some cases that’s true but often, it isn’t. It turns out hearing […]
September 27, 2023 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
As your body gets older, it’s not hard to detect the changes. You get wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your knees start to hurt a little bit more. Some sagging of the skin begins to occur in certain places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade a little. These […]
September 11, 2023 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
For just a moment, imagine that you’re working as a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a possible client. Your company is being looked at for a job and several individuals from your company have come together on a conference call. All of the different voices get a little muddled and hard […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? You can switch the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. But as long as you have difficulty hearing sound, it’s still hearing loss regardless of whether it’s caused by genetic factors, […]
Tom is getting a new knee and he’s super pumped! Hey, the things you get excited about change as you get older. He will be able to move moving around more freely and will experience less pain with this knee replacement. So the surgery is a success and Tom heads home. But that isn’t the […]
Your hearing won’t be simply gone one day when you wake up. Hearing loss, especially when it’s caused by aging, generally advances in degrees. You may not detect it’s occurring immediately but some indicators do show up earlier. The early symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Recognizing them sooner is essential to delay the […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. You can switch up the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses concerned, but as long as it meets some basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are due to many different issues – loud noises, genetic factors, age, ear blockages – but as long as […]
Millions of years ago, the world was much different. This steamy, volcano-laden landscape is where the long-necked Diplacusis wandered. Thanks to its really long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so big that it was afraid of no predator. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. Diplacusis is a hearing condition that causes […]
Summer has finally arrived! This summer season has tons of fun. But don’t forget about your hearing’s health before you head out for a day on the beach, a rocking concert, or maybe a great backyard barbecue. Loud noises can damage your hearing, even if you don’t feel like they’re very loud. So it’s essential […]
