Your ability to hear is precious – once you lose it, the likelihood of getting it back in its natural form is not likely. But strangely, the general public tends to disregard hearing loss. As a matter of fact, permanent hearing loss affects one out of eight people (about 30 million people) 12 and older […]
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Spring is finally here! After a long winter, it’s terrific to finally open up those windows, take a deep breath of fresh air… and start to sneeze. Okay, the sneezing part isn’t so great. But there’s no denying the reality: allergy season is here. In general, allergy season lasts from March through October of any […]
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When you imagine hearing aids, intimacy most likely isn’t the first thing you consider. We get it. These tiny devices are normally presented in very concrete terms. Love, on the other hand, is something better suited for poetry, music, and art. And yet, the two are inextricably connected to the point where you might want […]
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One way your body offers information to you is through pain response. It’s an effective strategy though not a really enjoyable one. When your ears start to feel the pain of a very loud megaphone near you, you know damage is taking place and you can take measures to move further away or at least […]
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As a swimmer, you enjoy going in the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were younger, everybody said you were part fish–that’s how regularly you wanted to swim). The water seems a little…louder… than normal today. And that’s when you notice you might have made a mistake: you wore your hearing […]
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Each year over 50,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer (oropharyngeal cancer). And that’s sad because oral cancers can have a fairly high rate of mortality. Most of these people are over 60 years old, but not all. The mortality rate is not the result of oral cancer being especially aggressive. These cancers, instead, are […]
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We all enjoy a good bargain. But when it has to do with your health, be careful what you buy and pay attention to the little details. The terms “hearing aid” and “hearing amplifier” might seem similar but they are actually very different devices. And making the wrong selection could have important implications for your […]
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Public opinion about marijuana and cannabinoids has changed remarkably over the last several decades. Cannabinoids, marijuana, and THC products are now legal for medical use in many states. Far fewer states have legalized pot for recreational purposes, but even that would have been unimaginable even just ten or fifteen years ago. Cannabinoids are any compounds […]
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You will still visit your eye doctor annually even if you already wear eyeglasses. Because your eyes change over time. Nothing in your body is static, not your eyes and not, it turns out, your ears either. That’s why, just as it is with your eyes, it’s essential to keep getting your ears examined even […]
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An estimated 50% of individuals over the age of 75 have some level of hearing loss and that’s why most people think of it as a problem for older people. But in spite of the fact that in younger people it’s totally preventable, studies show that they too are in danger of experiencing hearing loss. […]
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