Because you’re so cool, you rocked out in the front row for the entire rock concert last night. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s enjoyable, and the next day, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That part’s less enjoyable.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear when you wake […]
Summer has some activities that are just staples: Outdoor concerts, fireworks shows, state fairs, air shows, and NASCAR races (look, if you enjoy watching cars drive around in circles, no one’s going to judge you). The crowds, and the decibel levels, are growing as more of these events are getting back to normal. And that […]
In conversation with friends, you like to be polite. You want your customers, colleagues, and boss to see that you’re completely involved when you’re at work. You frequently find yourself asking family to repeat themselves because it was less difficult to tune out parts of the conversation that you weren’t able to hear very well. […]
As we age we begin to have difficulty hearing clearly and we usually just accept it as a normal part of the aging process. Perhaps we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps going up. We might even discover that we’re becoming […]
Don’t take your eyes off the road. While this may be sound advice, what about your other senses? For example, consider the amount of work your ears are doing while driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, call your attention to important info coming up on your dashboard, and […]
The last time you had dinner with family, you were quite aggravated. Not because of any intra-family drama (though there’s always a little bit of that). No, the cause of the stress was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear a thing. So you didn’t hear the details about Nancy’s raise, and you didn’t […]
Your ability to hear is precious – once you lose it, the likelihood of getting it back in its natural form is not likely. But for some reason, hearing loss frequently goes untreated and uncontrolled in the general population. As a matter of fact, permanent hearing loss affects one in every eight individuals (about 30 […]
Hearing loss is well recognized to be a process that develops gradually. It can be quite subtle for this very reason. Your hearing doesn’t get worse in giant leaps but rather in tiny steps. And that can make the progressive decline in your ears difficult to keep track of, especially if you aren’t looking for […]
Pain is your body’s means of delivering information. It’s an effective strategy though not a really enjoyable one. When that megaphone you’re standing next to gets too loud, the pain lets you know that severe ear damage is occurring and you instantly (if you’re wise) cover your ears or remove yourself from that rather loud […]
If you get a cut, that cut will heal. If you stub your toe, it may feel bruised and swollen but the inflammation will subside, and you’ll feel better in a little while. Even if you break a bone, when correctly set, it will heal. But what if you lose your hearing? Is it possible […]
