It’s not like you just wake up one day, and your hearing is gone. Hearing loss, especially when it’s associated with aging, typically progresses in degrees. Some signs appear earlier, though, and you don’t detect there is a problem immediately. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are discrete. Identifying them sooner is crucial to […]
Pizza is a fascinating thing. As long as it meets a few basic criteria (crust, sauce, cheese, etc.) regardless of the toppings, it’s still pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are caused by many different problems – loud noises, genetic factors, age, ear blockages – but as long as you have difficulty hearing […]
The world was rather different millions of years ago. The long-necked Diplacusis wandered this volcano-laden landscape. Diplacusis was so big, due to its long tail and neck, that no other predators were a threat. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. When you’re hearing two sounds at the same time, that’s a […]
Summer is here! This summer season offers tons of fun. But don’t forget about your hearing’s health before you go out for a day on the beach, a rocking concert, or perhaps a great backyard get-together. Loud noises can damage your hearing, even if you don’t feel like they’re very loud. In the summer you’re […]
When you take a shower, always remember to wash your ears. It’s difficult not to say that in your “parenting” voice. Maybe you even remember getting that advice as a child. That’s the kind of memory that can take you back to simpler times as you wrap yourself in the nostalgia of youth. But that […]
What’s a cyborg? You probably imagine a half human, half machine when you think of a cyborg, especially if you love science fiction movies (the human condition is often cleverly portrayed with these characters). Hollywood cyborgs can seem wildly outlandish. But in reality, someone wearing something as simple as a pair of glasses could be […]
We used to call them books-on-tape, way back when. Back then, of course, we didn’t even have CDs never mind streaming services. Today, they have a much better name; audiobooks. An audiobook allows you to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s sort of like having someone read a book out loud to […]
Have you ever been in the middle of the roadway and your car breaks down? That really stinks! You have to pull your car off the road. Then you probably pop your hood and take a look at the engine. Who knows why? What’s funny is that you do this even though you have no […]
Have you ever seen a t-shirt advertised as “one size fits all” but when you went to try it on, you were discouraged to find that it didn’t fit at all? That’s really annoying. There aren’t actually very many “one size fits all” with anything in the real world. That’s true with t-shirts and it’s […]
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 20 percent of people suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects on a person’s […]
