Better Hearing & Speech Month
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month Think May is only known for Memorial Day and the start of nice weather? Think again! May is also known as Better Hearing & Speech Month, an annual movement designed to raise awareness of hearing loss and speech problems. This month-long campaign was originally created in 1927 by…
Hearing Loss’ Connection to Mental Health
Your Mental Health and Hearing Loss Who would ever think a little thing like hearing loss could have such a large impact on your mental health. Nearly 48 million Americans in Green Valley, AZ and throughout the country suffer from hearing loss, but only one in five of them actually seeks treatment. The number of…
Dear Consumer
Dear Esteemed Hearing-Impaired Consumer, I am an audiologist and have been involved in this industry for over 25 years. I am very supportive of your initiatives to change the hearing aid delivery model and industry. I support the Hearing Aid Tax Credit and the Over the Counter Hearing Aid Acts. I believe that you, the…
Driving with Hearing Loss
Can You Hear Emergency Vehicles When Driving? There is no better feeling than hitting the Tucson road. Whether you are running errands or lazily seeing the city sights, driving gets you where you need to go. But what about those who are suffering from hearing loss? Car horns and emergency vehicles are an important part…
Concussions and Hearing Loss
The leading causes of concussions in the Tucson, Arizona area are contact sports, car crashes and falls. This type of traumatic brain injury is caused by a sudden acceleration or deceleration to the head. Those who experience a brain injury often experience headaches, dizziness, temporary loss of consciousness, confusion, fatigue and vomiting. A common side…
Children and Headphones
Children in the Tucson, Arizona area and around the country are at a growing risk of developing hearing loss. In fact, the number of Americans with hearing loss has doubled within the past 30 years. This may be caused by the increase in use of personal music players. The danger of personal music players is…
Have You Heard? Exercise Can Improve Your Hearing!
Exercise is good for the mind, body and spirit. Regular physical activity has been proven to improve memory and mental function, help weight control and reduce risk of certain chronic illnesses. These benefits of physical fitness probably aren’t news to you, but this might be: there may also be a link between exercise and improved…
New Testing Method for Hearing Aid Fittings
Because hearing loss often occurs slowly over many years, it can be challenging to detect an impairment in its early stages. However, there are some key identifiers that may indicate a loss of hearing has occurred. One of the first things hearing impaired individuals experience is the inability to hear high frequencies, such as the…
Socially Significant Sounds May Improve Hearing
For many years, the medical community has understood that social isolation can have drastic effects on a person’s mental well-being, but we now know it can also affect how your auditory system functions. A team of researchers at Georgia State University conducted a new study to explore this hearing phenomenon. Using green tree frogs, who…
The Hidden Hearing Loss Effect
Each day we all experience sound in the environment. Many of these sounds are low intensity, satisfying, and others are the mundane sounds of life, such as television, radio, household appliances, cars running, traffic, etc. Most of these sounds are at very safe levels and do not cause any danger to hearing. We also know however,…