How to Protect Your Hearing While Outdoors
While summers in Arizona can get quite toasty, it’s still a great time for many to spend outside soaking up the sun, whether hanging out at the park with the family or playing a round at Silverbell Golf Course. However, some outdoor activities have the potential to reach loud volumes that can harm your hearing….
How Do Frustration and Anger Impact Your Hearing?
It’s perfectly normal and even healthy to experience feelings of frustration and anger in response to stressful events. However, you need to know how to process these feelings in a productive way, or your health can be affected. In fact, research shows a link between frustration, anger and hearing loss. We review how these conditions…
What Is the Valsalva Maneuver & How Does It Relate to Your Ears?
The Valsalva maneuver has a number of purposes, but it is most commonly used to pop your ears or equalize pressure between your middle ear and environment. This may be necessary when taking off or landing at Tucson International Airport. The purpose of this post is to review how to perform the Valsalva maneuver, what…
Working Around Cars May Increase Your Risk of Hearing Loss
The first cause of hearing loss is old age, while the second leading cause of hearing loss is exposure to loud noises. This may be due to hobbies or your occupation. One occupation, particularly at risk of noise-induced hearing loss, is auto repair shop and auto parts factory workers. What Is Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)?…
October is Audiology Awareness Month
Hearing loss can be a confusing experience that leaves you feeling discouraged, frustrated and isolated. October is Audiology Awareness Month, which means now is a great time to learn about life changes that can help make for a better tomorrow. Audiologists, including the experts at Arizona Hearing Specialists, can help identify hearing problems and recommend…
Preventing Swimmer’s Ear
Now that summer is in full swing, more and more people are turning to water activities to have fun and stay cool. But that backyard pool, local stream or nearby lake could pose a danger to your hearing. Without proper protection, you can develop swimmer’s ear – an infection in the ear canal caused by…
Keeping Your Hearing Safe When Hunting
October in Tucson means the temperature finally drops from the 90s to the 80s! While those temperatures might not quite put you in the mood for pumpkin spice lattes, fall does mark the beginning of hunting season in Arizona. It’s important to practice safety tips to ensure your ears are protected from the potentially damaging…
Can Hearing Aids Prevent Memory Problems?
Nine out of ten people with hearing loss in Tucson benefit from the use of hearing aids. Not only do these devices help reconnect you with friends and loved ones and allow you to enjoy your favorite activities; research shows they can also help prevent many health complications associated with hearing impairment—including memory problems. Further…
Summer Hearing Protection in Tucson
Now that we’re midway through June, it’s officially summer! Of course, in Tucson, the season arrives a bit earlier. Sunshine and warm temperatures mean outdoor activities galore – but also bring an increased risk of hearing damage if you aren’t careful. Seasonal Hazards to Your Hearing Noise is the biggest threat to your hearing in…
OTJ Hearing Loss a Threat to Younger Workers
We often think of hearing loss as a problem confined to older adults, but the truth is, even young people in Tucson can develop hearing loss as a result of noise exposure. If you work in a noisy occupational setting, you should take extra precautions when it comes to protecting your hearing. What is Noise-Induced…