Tips For Grocery Shopping with Hearing Loss
Grocery shopping is an integral part of our daily lives, yet for those with hearing loss, it can be a challenging task. Based on standard hearing examinations, nearly 30 million people have hearing loss in one or both ears, making grocery shopping a potentially stressful activity. Some may associate grocery shopping as a primarily visual…
What Is The Link Between Smoking And Hearing Loss?
Smoking has long been accepted as a contributor to hearing loss. Recent research has further solidified this connection, demonstrating a dose-response relationship between smoking and hearing loss. More importantly, it has shown that the risk of hearing loss can be mitigated by quitting smoking, even if only for a brief period. The Impact of Smoking…
What is Single-Sided Deafness?
Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While the majority of patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD is diagnosed in approximately 60,000 people…
How Insomnia Affects Hearing
Insomnia is a sleep disorder that causes difficulty falling or staying asleep. Conservative estimates indicate 10-30% of adults live with chronic insomnia. Left untreated, insomnia can lead you to have mood problems, trouble focusing, anxiety, slow reaction time, higher risk of falling, and higher risk of health issues like high blood pressure and obesity. It…
Underlying Causes of Tinnitus You May Not Know About
Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing a ringing, buzzing, clicking or hissing in the ear when no sound is present. A symptom of an underlying condition rather than a disease on its own, tinnitus has long baffled professionals. Understanding where your tinnitus is coming can help you find relief. Hearing loss has long been connected…
The Mystery of Tinnitus
Despite the widespread prevalence of tinnitus—a ringing in the ears that affects about 20 percent of the adult population in Reno—and decades of research, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding this common affliction. What’s so Hard About Finding a Cure for Tinnitus, Anyway? Reports of tinnitus go back as far as 1600 BC,…