Hearing loss can affect many aspects of your daily life. Neglected hearing loss, for instance, can affect your professional life, your favorite pastimes, and even your relationships. For couples who are struggling with hearing loss, communication can become tense. This can cause increased stress, more arguments, and even the growth of animosity. If neglected, in […]
Why is it essential to have your hearing examined regularly? Well, the reality is that hearing loss can have significant and long-term impacts on your overall wellness. Your quality of life will be improved, your health will be enhanced, and you will get proper treatment quicker if you get evaluated regularly. Who should get a […]
With proper care, hearing aids can last for a number of years, but their performance depends on their alignment with your existing level of hearing loss. Getting regular hearing evaluations is key to making certain your hearing aids are programmed and fit properly. Assuming correct programming and fitting, here’s a guide for their longevity. Is […]
Your workplace has chosen to encourage teamwork and collaboration by opening up the office floor plan. But this new arrangement has become a struggle for you. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the elevated noise makes it difficult to follow conversations. The inability to follow conversations in loud environments often […]
It’s normal to want to know about the side effects of a medication when you begin using it. Can it give you a stomach ache? Will it cause dry mouth? Make you drowsy? You may not even know about some of the more impactful side effects, such as hearing loss. Ototoxicity is the medical name […]
There are a large number of reasons for muffled hearing. For most individuals, it’s a short-term situation. But muffled hearing can also be an indication that a more serious hearing issue is taking place. Partly, that’s because, outside of sudden hearing loss, hearing loss is typically not a condition that develops suddenly. Symptoms progress gradually […]
Modern cell phones have become a lot clearer and more reliable nowadays. But in some cases, it will still be hard to hear what the person on the other end is saying. In fact, there’s one group for whom phone conversations aren’t always a reliable experience: those with hearing loss. Now, you may be thinking: […]
Caring for your hearing aids likely feels simple enough. When you initially obtained your hearing aids, you probably got a set of care instructions, after all. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s very likely that you may forget some of […]
February 27, 2024 | Premier Hearing and Balance, LLC
Does hearing loss worsen as you age? Hearing loss is a common slowly advancing condition that affects all adults. Half of people older than 75 have difficulty with their hearing, as a matter of fact. Presbycusis Presbycusis is defined as age-related hearing loss or the slow process of hearing loss as we get older. There […]
February 20, 2024 | Premier Hearing and Balance, LLC
It’s not fun when you’re unable to sleep at night. Particularly when it occurs regularly. You lie awake tossing and turning, looking at the time again and again, and stressing about how tired you will be tomorrow. Medical professionals call this kind of persistent sleeplessness “insomnia”. With insomnia, the downsides of not sleeping will then […]