Gatherings. More, and more family gatherings. It probably feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. That’s the appeal (and, some would say, the curse) of the holiday season. Typically, this type of annual catching up is something that’s easy to anticipate. You get to find out […]
You get to your company’s annual holiday party and you’re instantly bombarded by noise. You can feel the beat of the music, the hum of shouted conversations, and the click of glasses. You’re not enjoying it at all. In such a loud environment, you can’t hear a thing. The punch lines of jokes are missed, […]
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less common than the well known runny nose. Once in a while, a cold can go into one or both ears, but you rarely hear about those. This form of cold can be more harmful than a common cold and should never be ignored. What does […]
After months (maybe even years) of waiting, you’ve finally resolved to contact us to see if you should get hearing aids. Like many, you’ve been resisting this. But the difficulty of going through life without being able to hear has finally become too hard to ignore. So when you do finally come in and then […]
Surprisingly, it’s been more than 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing assessment. One of those people is Harper. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her annual medical exam. She even changes her timing belt every 6000 miles. But she always forgets […]
If you have a partner with untreated hearing loss, you realize that getting their attention can be… a struggle. Their name is the first thing you try saying. You say “Greg”, but you get no response because you used an inside volume level. You try increasing your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he […]
September 27, 2022 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
There are lots of well recognized causes of hearing loss, but not many people recognize the dangers that some chemicals pose to their hearing. While there are numerous groups of people at risk, individuals in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. You can protect your quality of life […]
September 20, 2022 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
Music is an important part of Aiden’s life. While he’s out running, he listens to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for all his activities: gaming, cooking, gym time, and everything else. His headphones are just about always on, his life a totally soundtracked affair. But the very thing that Aiden […]
September 14, 2022 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
You first notice the sound when you’re in bed attempting to sleep: Your ear has a whooshing or throbbing in it. The sound is pulsing at the same rhythm as your heartbeat. And regardless of how hard you try, you can’t tune it out. It keeps you awake, which is bad because you need your […]
Because you’re so hip, you were in the front row for the whole rock concert last night. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That part’s not so fun.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when you wake up? […]
