Los Gatos, CA, Audiology Blog
How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships
What are the most important aspects of a healthy and loving relationship? Many therapists have simplified this question into just a few aspects. Respect, trust, support and respect boundaries. However, the building block to all of these things is healthy...
Addressing Hearing Loss May Improve Care of Older Adults
If you are responsible for the care of a senior, there is a good chance that they are, or will be dealing with hearing loss. Hearing loss is the third most chronic health condition faced by older people, affecting one in three people over 65 and half of those over 70....
Facts & Fictions About Hearing Loss
Hearing loss affects one in eight people in the US alone, equaling 13 percent, or 30 million of all US citizens 12 or older. This means that it's likely that you or someone close to you will have to deal with this issue now or in the future. The more you can...
Things People with Hearing Loss Wish You Knew
It’s not easy living with hearing loss. It can be exhausting to make sense of all the sounds in the environment, and make it more difficult to communicate with loved ones. On top of that, people don’t always realize just how hard it is to live with hearing loss. Here...
Investing in Your Health. Treating Hearing Loss
Are you concerned about your health? Maybe you’ve been investing time and resources in the wrong place. Buying a new pair of running shoes and setting aside time to get more active is a great way to boost your health. But treating hearing loss is one of the best ways...
Talking about Hearing Loss: Why Your Disclosure Method Matters
Have you noticed some recent changes in your hearing? You might be having a harder time following conversations, or you may have started turning up the volume on the TV. Talking about your hearing loss is just as important as recognizing that you have hearing loss....
All About Tinnitus
Tinnitus is an unpleasant symptom, most commonly described as a buzzing, ringing, clicking-like noise in one or both ears. The sound is heard when there is no external noise present and is often an underlying symptom of a medical condition. According to the Hearing...
Veterans and Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a pervasive chronic condition that reduces the ability to absorb and process sound. Veterans are particularly vulnerable to developing hearing loss as a result of exposure to loud noise. Hearing loss and tinnitus – a buzzing or ringing-like noise in...
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...
Occupational Hearing Hazards
Approximately 22 million American workers risk hearing loss on the job each and every year. Loud noise in the workplace can cause noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. There are numerous noisy professions that can damage your ears if you’re not wearing the right...