5 Sounds to be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the optimal opportunity to reflect on all the things we have the tendency to take for granted throughout the year.And that includes our capacity to hear.While sight, smell,…
Healthy Hearing Resolutions for the New Year
It’s the New Year, which for many of us means vowing to eat better, work out more, and save more money. But we might want to add to this list…
Consider 6 Diseases That Affect Hearing and Balance
Hearing loss is a common problem in this country that affects 48 million people in the U.S., or, around 20 percent of the entire population. The chances you know someone…
A Hearing Test: Discover Four Ways One May Just Save Your Life
Do you think that a hearing test is only necessary if there is a problem with your ears? Like when your family complains that you turn the volume up the…
5 Startling Reasons You Should Really Love Your Ear Wax
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), your box of swabs, and your hearing care professionals would like to echo the sage wisdom of your grandmother: Do not stick…
Here are 7 Tongue Twisters You Really Need to Learn
Do tongue twisters help improve your ear health? One could make the argument that tongue twisters are effective for brain health and there is a clear overlap between the brain…
10 Ways to Become an Advocate for Hearing Health
If you currently wear hearing aids, you’ve already beat the odds. In the United States, approximately 48 million people have hearing loss, of which 28.8 million could benefit from utilizing hearing…
The Top Hearing Health News Stories of the Year
This has been an active year for hearing health, full of new developments, exciting research, and inspiring stories of people overcoming hearing loss to achieve great things.Just in case you…
What Causes Dizziness and Balance Disorders?
A balance disorder is an ailment that makes you feel dizzy or unsteady, inducing the sensation of spinning or floating or moving. And although short or trivial episodes of dizziness…
Feeling Off-Balance: What Makes You Dizzy?
15 percent of residents will experience dizziness in Lake Charles in 2019. This sounds like a big number, but in most cases, dizziness is temporary and not a cause for concern. It’s…