How and Why To Keep Your Hearing Aids Dry
Minimizing moisture damage to your electronic devices, including hearing aids, improves function and longevity. You may have wondered when it’s appropriate to dry your hearing aids and how to do so properly. If you got rained on your last time in Memorial Park, you might consider some of these tactics to dry them out for their…
Identifying and Treating Acoustic Neuromas
Acoustic neuromas, also called vestibular schwannomas, are noncancerous, slow-growing tumors in the ear. Arising when Schwann cells wrap around the vestibular nerve, acoustic neuromas are rarely dangerous but may have adverse side effects. Identifying Acoustic Neuromas and Their Symptoms Many acoustic neuromas do not grow or grow very slowly, but when they push on the…
Tips for Preventing Airplane Ear
If you’re beginning your vacation by flying out of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, you may experience a common condition known as airplane ear. One of the most common health problems for people traveling on air routes, airplane ear exhibits symptoms such as: Severe cases of airplane ear may also include tinnitus, greater pain and…
How Can Hearing Aids Help With Balance?
Hearing aids have a microphone that collects sound, an amplifier that increases its volume and a speaker which transmits the sound directly into your ear canal. The small but technologically advanced devices can help improve communication, keep you more aware of your surroundings, manage tinnitus symptoms and may even help improve your balance. How Are…
How Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Mood
If you have untreated hearing loss, you know that it impacts your everyday life. Did you know that it could also be affecting your mood? We review the connection between untreated hearing loss and mood problems below. What the Research Shows A 2022 study published in the journal Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience aimed to investigate…
How to Have the Best Date with Hearing Loss
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders report, “One in eight people in the United States (13 percent, or 30 million) aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears.” If you have hearing loss and you wear hearing aids, you may be wondering how you can make the most out…
What if You Don’t Seek Treatment for Your Hearing Loss?
If you have hearing loss, seeking treatment is essential to your overall health and well-being. While some are hesitant to address their hearing needs, research has shown that untreated hearing loss leads to a poorer quality of life. Let’s examine a few of the most significant consequences of untreated hearing loss as well as the…
New Year’s Resolutions to Make for Your Hearing
Although about 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids, only about 20% of people who could benefit actually wears one. It’s important to care for your hearing health, as untreated hearing loss is associated with higher rates of feelings of loneliness, social withdrawal, anxiety, depression, falls and even dementia. Below we review…
Consider the Benefits of Hearing Aids this Audiology Awareness Month
Have you heard? October is Audiology Awareness Month! That means there’s no better time to care for your hearing health. If you’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss and are still on the fence about making the investment in hearing aids, consider the many benefits they have to offer, some of which we review below. Better…
Can Hearing Loss Stop You From Getting a Good Night’s Sleep?
Hearing loss can negatively impact your life in many ways. It can make it harder to focus at work or enjoy meals out with your family at Calico County Restaurant. Research has shown it also may make it harder to get a good night’s sleep. Study Links Hearing Loss and Tinnitus to Insomnia A study…
