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,…
Seniors: Get Your Hearing Checked!
The old saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a favorite in the audiology community. As hearing health professionals, we understand how important prevention and early intervention are to a healthy auditory system. After all, a large percentage of hearing loss cases are entirely preventable. As we age, there is…
How Hearing Loss Affects Your Career
With decades of experience in the audiology industry, we’ve encountered a great number of people coping with loss of hearing. One of the most common misconceptions about a hearing impairment is that its effects are limited to the individual. In reality, hearing loss can have a toll on many areas of your life, including personal…
The Musician Hearing Loss Evolution
As we work through the clinic day, we may find ourselves jealous of our patients with those high frequency hearing losses due to concert their attendance. Often these were the lucky ones with the premier tickets, close to the stage, the musicians, and the speakers as well. As audiologists we now know that those that had…
Mapping Hearing Loss Solutions
Google.org, the charitable arm of the world’s largest search engine, is supporting World Wide Hearing (WWH) to find a solution to what the World Health Organization (WHO) has described as one of the largest disabilities on the planet. Hearing loss. It affects one-third of people over the age of 65 and more than 1 billion young people are at risk for impaired…
Hearing, a Factor in Fitness
Across the United States, a growing fitness culture is taking precedence. One of the primary goals of the fitness lover to is improve his or her overall health, but did you know that our hearing plays an important role in our total wellness? If you want to maintain your health, addressing your hearing is an…
The Latest on Cognitive Decline, Listening Effort and Hearing Aids
The prevalence of dementia is expected to soar as the average life expectancy increases, but recent estimates suggest that the age-specific incidence of dementia is declining in high-income countries. In the February 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Claudia Satizabal and colleagues report “robust evidence” of dementia’s decline. Using observational data collected…
Researching Future Hearing Loss Treatments
The industry of hearing health has gone through a tremendous amount of change in recent years. Among these changes are enhanced hearing aid technology and more hearing treatment options. Despite these improvements, researchers have not yet discovered how to cure acquired hearing loss. In order to effectively cure a hearing impairment, doctors will need to…
How Hearing Loss Affects Your Driving
In many ways, a hearing impairment can create additional barriers when performing daily activities. This may also be the case with driving, but this topic has created somewhat of a divide in the medical community. Some researchers argue that a hearing impairment can cause an individual to overcompensate and be more cautious on the road….
Hearing Loss and the Upcoming School Year
Across the country, parents are in the throes of the back-to-school excitement. Kids are zooming down store aisles with their lists, in search of the school supplies that speak to their individual personalities. As parents, we try our best to set our children up for success. At Arizona Hearing, we know how it feels to…