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Poor Heart Health May Lead to Hearing Loss
The inner ear is extremely sensitive to blood flow, so obstruction in the arteries or veins can impact the peripheral and central auditory systems leading to hearing loss. A study of 1,600 patients with a…
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Happiness from Hearing Aids
Many scientific studies in the past have confirmed the negative impacts associated with hearing loss, but there are positive impacts associated with hearing solutions, as well. Studies have supplied overwhelming data about how much of…
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Two New Hearing Aid Options
Phonak and Oticon have both released new products this summer. Phonak has their Audeo B-R model which is a rechargeable receiver in the canal product. The charge in the battery will hold for up to…
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Eat Well for Health Hearing
There are studies indicating that foods rich in certain nutrients can help boost hearing or, in some cases, prevent or delay hearing loss. Here are a few recommendations: – Research shows that individuals who eat…
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Hearing Aid Use Shown to Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline
Recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers reveal that hearing aid use reduces the rate of cognitive decline in the aging hearing impaired population. A group of scientists in France collected…
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Tinnitus in America
The majority of patients who come in for a hearing test, report some kind of noise in their ears. Here is a definition of tinnitus from the American Tinnitus Association with some additional facts: “Tinnitus…
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Hidden Hearing Loss
There is an informative article in the August 2015 edition of Scientific American magazine on “Hidden Hearing Loss.” After exposure to loud noise people experience ringing in the ears and muffled hearing. We used to…
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Embrace Your Hearing Loss
We find that the people who are the most accepting of their hearing loss are the most successful at dealing with adverse listening situations. An article published recently in the Hearing Health Foundation magazine profiled…
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Sound Training to Reduce Distractibility
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco published a study in the journal called Neuron showing how adults can learn to reduce distractibility. They found that aging adults can diminish their distractibility by learning…
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When Hearing Aids No Longer Provide Enough Benefit
When a person has such a severe loss that they are struggling hear even in a one on one conversation, we refer them to one of the cochlear implant centers in the Bay Area. A…