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4 Reasons to Have Your Hearing Tested Regularly

Why is having routine hearing assessments significant? Well, the reality is that hearing loss can have considerable and long-term impacts on your general health. Your quality of life will be improved, your health will be improved, and you will get proper treatment faster if you get tested regularly. Who should get a hearing test? Your […]

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Getting Relief from Chronic Heartburn

You’ve most likely experienced heartburn before. It’s incredibly common! Each year, in fact, about 60 million Americans experience heartburn according to one study. Depending on your diet, heartburn will present a mild to moderate level of distress for the majority of people. But heartburn can be a much bigger issue for some individuals. Sadly, heartburn […]

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At Night, The Ringing in my Ears Seems Louder

If you are one of the millions of individuals in the U.S. suffering from a medical condition called tinnitus then you probably know that it tends to get worse when you are trying to go to sleep. But what’s the reason for this? The ringing is a phantom sound due to some medical condition like […]

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Is Tonsil Surgery a Good Plan for Adults?

Many adults are shocked when their ENT recommends a tonsillectomy. They ask, isn’t that something for children? Or, is there an age limit for tonsil removal in adults? Well actually, there’s no real age limit on a tonsillectomy. Rather than considering your age, your provider will look for particular presentations and continuing symptoms which may […]

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How Diabetes Raises Your Risk of Hearing Loss

Genetic predisposition, aging, and prolonged exposure to loud noise are all familiar factors that can contribute to hearing loss. However, you might find it intriguing to understand the connection between diabetes and hearing loss. Allow us to elaborate. How does diabetes increase your risk of hearing loss? As per the CDC, 9% or 37 million […]

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When to Consult an ENT for Painful Swallowing

Painful swallowing is something that pretty much everyone has experienced at some point. When we were kids, our mothers often blamed it on something going down the “wrong pipe,” and we accepted that explanation. As adults, we seek a more precise understanding of why this occurs. Is it an ongoing problem or does it occur […]

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The Truth About Cheap “Hearing Aids”

There are a couple separate ways to interpret the term “cheap hearing aids”. For someone on a tight budget, it means “affordability”. On the other hand, it implies low-quality, turning an apparently economical purchase into a not-so-smart choice, epitomized by the adage “You get what you pay for”. Unfortunately, determining whether you’re getting a great […]

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Can You Get Hearing Loss From Chemotherapy?

Dealing with cancer is awful. Because of this, patients receiving cancer treatment will in some cases feel compelled to disregard cancer treatment side effects, like hearing loss, as insignificant. But it’s critical to keep in mind that, for a great many cancer patients, there is life after your disease. And you want that life to […]

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How Can You Tell When it’s Time to Get Hearing Aids?

Knowing when you need some medical advice is normally rather easy. When you break your leg, for instance, you know you should go to the doctor (or the emergency room, depending on the scenario). With scenarios like this, simply “toughing it out” isn’t a possibility. If you want your bones to heal properly, you need […]

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