What to Know About Tinnitus During Pregnancy
Tinnitus, ringing or buzzing in one or both ears, is a common side effect during pregnancy. It affects one in three pregnant women and is the most common ear symptom experienced by women during pregnancy. If you’ve noticed a ringing in your ears or are experiencing hearing problems during a lunch date to Cox Cafe, schedule an…
Can Viruses Cause Permanent Hearing Loss?
More than 1.5 billion people have hearing loss. Common hearing loss causes include age, loud noise exposure, physical trauma and viruses or illnesses. What Viruses and Illnesses Cause Hearing Loss Hearing loss from a virus may be due to damage to the cochlea from high fever or another aspect of the virus itself. Viruses and…
How to Protect Your Ears While Woodworking
Loud noise exposure is one of the most preventable causes of hearing loss, but there are certain noisy professions where it can be difficult to avoid. Woodworking is one profession where you may find yourself consistently exposed to hazardous noise levels. Hearing loss can impact many aspects of your life by reducing the ease of…
Can Medications Cause Hearing Loss?
Medications that can cause hearing loss and tinnitus are called ototoxic drugs. More than 200 known ototoxic medications used to treat serious infections, cancer and heart disease are on the market today. While some cases of hearing loss from ototoxic drugs can be reversed when the medication is discontinued, it is not guaranteed, and damage…
How Are Hearing Loss and Balance Related?
Hearing loss can, at times, be a stressful experience. It can negatively impact mental and physical health, communication, relationships and even balance. Hearing aids can help alleviate the side effects of hearing loss by providing speech amplification, reducing background noise, managing tinnitus and improving balance. Let’s look at how hearing loss affects balance and how…
Tips for Train Travel with Hearing Loss
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.” If you’re among this population and you’re planning a trip on a train, you may be wondering how you can best navigate your journey. We provide tips for this…
How Allergies May Affect Your Hearing
Do you experience itchy eyes, sinus pressure, runny nose, sneezing and headache during the spring months? What about hearing loss? If your hearing loss is seasonal, it may actually be connected to your allergies. We review the link below. What Causes Allergies? Allergies are an immune system response to substances deemed harmful, which are known…
What Could the Future of Hearing Aids Hold?
Today’s hearing aids are great at selecting a speaker’s voice and amplifying it while suppressing distracting background noise like traffic. However, what even the most state-of-the-art devices still struggle with is boosting a speaker’s voice over other voices. This is known as the cocktail party problem, and it’s common at venues like The EARL. Fortunately,…
How to Clean Your Hearing Aids
Your hearing aids are complex electronic devices that play an important role in helping you connect with the hearing world. To make sure they stay in good working order, proper maintenance is key. One of the most important components of good hearing aid maintenance is cleaning. Below is a breakdown of how to clean the…
Four Benefits of Hearing Aids
Though approximately 48 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, only one in five actually seeks treatment. In addition, those who do seek treatment wait an average of 10 years to do so. This is likely due to stigma and misconceptions about wearing hearing aids. Today’s hearing aids offer incredible features that improve communication and boost…
