Hearing loss, when left untreated, has been linked to several other health conditions that most people want to avoid. Without paying attention to your hearing loss challenges, you can put your body and brain at risk of harmful falls, balance disorders, cognitive...
Hearing loss has a few different causes, and one of them is medication side effects. These medications are considered ototoxic, and there are hundreds of them available both by prescription and over the counter. While these medications are often used to treat serious...
Our hearing is one of the few senses that we never turn off, even when we sleep. We’re constantly listening, even in silent rooms—from the wind outside to the whirr of your refrigerator or AC unit, there’s noise everywhere that we’re always listening to. But how do...
While Hamilton had us all believe that “in the eye of a hurricane there is quiet,” the song couldn’t be further from the truth. Hurricanes and other natural disasters are devastating to homes and livelihoods; even the “safest” areas deal with excessive rainfall and...
If your hearing aids run off replaceable batteries, it can be puzzling to figure out where to store the excess batteries so they’re safe and ready for use when you need to replace them. Hearing aid batteries are similar to regular batteries—they need to be stored in...