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What Can Cause Temporary Hearing Loss in Children?
If your child has been complaining that things “sound funny” or has been tugging on their ear a lot, it might be worth considering if they’re experiencing temporary hearing loss. Figuring this out might be…
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What Are Temporary and Permanent Threshold Shifts?
If you’ve ever experienced muffled sounds after being exposed to a loud noise, you’ve experienced a phenomenon known as a threshold shift. Auditory threshold is defined as “the average sound pressure level that is just…
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What Is Selective Hearing?
Selective hearing is the ability of your brain to isolate sound in a noisy environment. You’ve probably engaged in it yourself at a party, which is why it’s also known as ‘The Cocktail Effect.’ How…
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Exploring the Relationship Between Anemia and Hearing Loss
Nearly 15% of American adults have experienced some trouble hearing in the past year. Hearing loss can stem from a variety of causes, including genetics, exposure to loud noises and certain health conditions. There is…
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What to Know About Synesthesia
Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory pathway automatically triggers another, unrelated sensory experience. It’s not a hallucination or disorder but a blending in the brain’s sensory regions. People with synesthesia…
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Types of Hearing Tests
If you’re between the ages of 18 and 65 and you’re exhibiting symptoms of hearing loss, are exposed to loud noises regularly or have a family history of hearing loss, we at recommend scheduling a…
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What To Know About Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity is a side effect of medications or chemicals that results in damage to the inner ear. This damage can create symptoms like hearing loss, ringing in the ears and balance issues. There are ways…
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Scheduled a Hearing Test? Here’s What to Ask Your Audiologist
Some of the signs of hearing loss include feeling as though people are constantly mumbling, difficulty talking on the phone, trouble understanding in background noise and turning the TV volume way up. If you’re exhibiting…
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Tips for Managing Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a ringing, roaring, hissing, whistling, humming, buzzing or other sound in the ears that has no external source. In some cases, it is a mild nuisance, but in others, it is a debilitating…
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Causes & Risk Factors for Tinnitus
The term tinnitus describes a phantom ringing, roaring, hissing, whistling, humming, buzzing or other sound in the ear with no external sound source. According to a 2018 study published in the journal Ear and Hearing,…