Hearing Loss in Your City
Approximately 11.5% of individuals residing in Iredell County experience some degree of hearing loss, a statistic that is on par with North Carolina and the national average. However, this statistic is slightly worse than some neighboring states, and in most cases, once hearing is lost, it can’t be recovered. Types of Hearing Loss Therefore, recognizing…
How Can Hearing Aids Improve Your Mood?
Nearly 20% of the global population lives with some degree of hearing loss. If you have hearing loss, you may have experienced frustrations including but not limited to: These frustrations from untreated hearing loss can significantly affect your mood, leaving you feeling irritable, anxious or depressed. Sometimes, it can feel impossible to crawl out from…
Effectively Communicating With Those Who Don’t Know You Have Hearing Loss
If you have hearing loss and are interacting with someone for the first time who doesn’t, communication mishaps can occur. This isn’t always an issue, but in the case of an emergency in public or even at the doctor’s office, it can be important for others to be aware of your hearing loss. Emergency personnel…
What to Know About Fluctuating Hearing Loss
Fluctuating hearing loss is a form of hearing loss that seems to frequently change. It can be associated with conductive hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss and could become worse over time. Fluctuating hearing loss can affect a child’s speech and language development (less so than sensorineural hearing loss), so it’s important to understand how…
How Can Hearing Aids Help Your Next Game Night?
Game nights are full of fun, laughter and, more than likely, a little arguing over whose turn it was. Hearing loss doesn’t have to stop you from participating fully in all the shenanigans that game nights offer. Hearing aids are small but remarkable devices that improve communication and spatial awareness, manage tinnitus symptoms, decrease your…
Can Hearing Aids Help With Pulsatile Tinnitus?
Pulsatile tinnitus is a rhythmic thumping, throbbing or whooshing noise in one or both ears, often in rhythm with one’s heart. If tinnitus is in sync with your heart, it will increase as the heartbeat gets faster and decrease as it gets slower. Pulsatile tinnitus is relatively rare with it presenting in less than 10%…
Five Tips to Help You Adjust to Your Hearing Aids
When you first get hearing aids, it can be an adjustment. By knowing what to expect during the early stages, you can learn to stay calm, avoid frustration and get the most from your device. Make Sure Your Hearing Aid Fits Right A big reason that some people don’t wear their hearing aids is because…
The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Mental Fatigue
Most of us have experienced mental fatigue after a long day of listening to presentations or attending Zoom meetings. However, if you have hearing loss, you are likely to experience this fatigue sooner and more frequently. Struggling to Hear Wears Out Your Brain Hearing loss often happens because of damage to the hair cells of…
Safety Tips for People With Hearing Loss
Data tells us that nearly 15% of American adults report some trouble hearing. Hearing loss makes it harder to pick up important sounds around you. Not only can this be frustrating, but it can also be unsafe in certain situations. Thankfully, there are several steps you can take to keep yourself safe. Treat Your Hearing…
What Are the Best Types of Earplugs for Preventing Swimmer’s Ear?
Going for a swim is a great way for you and your children to enjoy hot North Carolina summers. However, before you head out to War Memorial Public Pool, it’s important to know what swimmer’s earplugs to use to help prevent swimmer’s ear. The Basics of Swimmer’s Ear Swimmer’s ear is an infection of the…