Maybe it’s your thyroid It isn’t the first time you’ve heard this. After having an honest talk about your health problems with your best friend over dinner last night, she suggested, with some personal experience, that you might be dealing with a thyroid problem. Thyroid conditions aren’t that uncommon as it turns out. In fact, […]
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Let’s pretend you go to a rock concert. You’re awesome, so you spend the entire night up front. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s enjoyable, and the next day, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That’s not so fun.) But what if you awaken and can only hear out of one ear? Well, if […]
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Are you going crazy with that tinnitus in your ears? Find out what causes tinnitus and whether you may have inherited it. What is tinnitus? A ringing, buzzing, or droning in the ears with no outside cause of the sound is a condition called tinnitus. The word tinnitus translates to “ringing like a bell.” How […]
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There are many ways to feel more youthful. However, one approach to staying young that isn’t always talked about is to protect your hearing. Diet and exercise have been publicized for years as a confirmed way to increase your lifespan while improving your quality of life. It also helps counter heart disease, cancer, and promotes […]
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Summer has some activities that are simply staples: Outdoor concerts, fireworks shows, state fairs, air shows, and NASCAR races (look, if you enjoy watching cars drive around in circles, nobody’s going to judge you). The crowds, and the decibel levels, are getting larger as more of these activities are going back to normal. And that […]
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You’re most likely reminded of your childhood when you get a sore throat. In those days, your sore throat remedies were simple: taking the day off from school and eating plenty of chicken noodle soup. Or perhaps you eased your sore throat with throat lozenges and your favorite Netflix show. Whatever the case, your sore […]
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Hearing loss is usually a frustrating condition that can be the result of a number of things. While hearing loss is commonly the result of age or an injury, in some situations, hearing loss may be a symptom of a more serious root medical issue. Look out for these hearing loss red flags There are […]
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Crackling in your ear? Crackling, buzzing, “static”, or whooshing sounds in your ear can all be signs of a condition known as tinnitus. Here’s some info. Do you hear phantom noises like thumping, ringing, or buzzing in your ears? If you have hearing aids, it can mean that they need to be adjusted or aren’t […]
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As we get older we begin to have difficulty hearing clearly and we usually just accept it as a normal part of the aging process. Maybe we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps going up. We may even discover that we’re […]
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Do your hearing aid batteries seem to die faster than they should? Here are some unexpected reasons that might happen. So how far should the charge on my hearing aid battery last? From 3 to 7 days is the typical period of time for charge to last. That’s a very wide range. But it’s so […]
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