Is It Possible to Reduce the Risk of Dementia With a Professional Hearing Test
Hearing and dementia — is there a connection? Not long ago, medical science did link these brain-related conditions and loss of hearing. More than one clinical study determined that even mild hearing loss left untreated increases a person’s chance of developing dementia. Scientists think there is an organic link between these two somewhat unrelated medical…
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 and ears. Tongue twisters bring with them a unique linguistic anomaly – the double onset. In one study, a team from MIT, working with a…
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 anything smaller than your elbow into your ear—and that includes swabs. Even the swab box itself comes with that warning, so take our advice…
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 TV too high or voices seem so mumbled lately. Those are both good reasons to schedule an appointment with a hearing professional. The National Institute…
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 who has hearing loss are around 1 in 5. For many individuals, hearing loss is due to repeated exposure to loud sounds or simply the…
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 the resolution to protect our hearing. In 2016, we read a large number of reports about the growing epidemic of hearing loss. The World Health…
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, and taste are at the forefront of our mind during the holidays, hearing generally takes a back seat—that is, until we start paying…
Halloween Hearing: What Makes Certain Sounds Scary?
What do the greatest horror movies all have in common? They all have memorable soundtracks that elicit an instantaneous sense of terror. In fact, if you view the films without any sound, they become a lot less scary. But what is it regarding the music that makes it terrifying? More specifically, if sounds are simply…
6 Surprising Consequences of Untreated Hearing Loss
The thing about hearing loss is that it’s easy to disregard. You can deny it for years, compensating for poor hearing by turning up the volume on your phone or TV and pressuring people to repeat themselves. But in addition to the stress this places on personal relationships, there are additional, concealed consequences of untreated…
The Link Between Hearing Loss and Changes in Personality
The effects of hearing loss appear obvious, such as the frustration of the continuous battle to hear and the impact this can have on relationships. But what if the consequences went deeper, and could actually influence your personality? Research from the University of Gothenburg shows that this might be the case. The researchers examined 400…