May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
May is all about hearing health! Each May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, a campaign organized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). ASHA is invested in raising awareness about hearing loss, one of the most pervasive medical conditions that...
Hearing Loss & Vertigo: All About Meniere’s Disease
Hearing loss affects over 48 million Americans today. While it can start from birth or come about through injury or illness at any point in a person’s life, it is most common for hearing loss to become a problem for older adults. Indeed, nearly 100% of centenarians...
Sensitivity to Sound As We Age
Our hearing changes as we age – sometimes in ways we are only just beginning to understand. While it has long been recognized that the risk of hearing loss accelerates the older we become, age also changes the way our mind prioritizes sound. What exactly does...