Supporting a Family Member With Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can be challenging for everyone involved, not just the person experiencing it. However, understanding how to offer support can make a significant difference. If a family member suffers from hearing loss, learning effective ways to communicate and support...
How Excessive Alcohol Use Can Affect Your Hearing
We drink alcohol to celebrate, to release inhibitions and to relieve stress—however, it’s a delicate balance between celebration and one too many drinks. While some people can have a drink or two and call it a night, many have an allergic reaction, which manifests as...
What to Know about Sound Sensitivity
Everyday sounds like the humming of birds in the morning, cars honking in traffic, doorbells ringing, etc., are regular parts of our lives. These sounds should not be annoying to hear, loud, painful, or even unbearable. But what if these everyday sounds, as we call...
How Noise Pollution Affects Hearing Health
Sound is a huge part of our day-to-day lives, but like everything, sound should be done and is best in moderation. An overstimulation or excessive presence of sounds threatens the well-being and hearing health of the people in surrounding areas. This overstimulation...