Los Gatos, CA, Audiology Blog
How Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Job
How Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Job Hearing loss is a condition which is commonly associated with age. While the highest instances of hearing loss increase as we age, it is in fact, a condition which can affect us at any point in our life. Exposure to...
Protecting Your Hearing When Listening to Headphones or Earbuds
Do you enjoy music or podcasts through headphones or earbuds? It’s a convenient way to listen without disturbing the people around you and has been the rage since 1979 with the introduction of the Sony Walkman. Today a recent study found that close to half of younger...
How Treating Hearing Loss Helps to Support Your Mental Health
Are you struggling with mental health? Until recently it wasn’t taken as seriously as it should be. There is a stigma around feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness which often come with shame and a resistance about being open and seeking treatment, especially...
A Possible Link Between Exercise & Reduced Risk for Hearing Loss
It seems that there is no end to the benefits of exercise from improved health to boost mood. Regular physical activity is important at any age, but as we grow older it seems even more important in fighting heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and more. Now new...
Supporting a Loved One with Hearing Loss
Does someone in your life have hearing loss? Hearing loss affects one in eight people between the ages of 12 and 69 in the United States, making the chances increasingly likely. In many instances you may notice it before they do. You may find that they often mishear...
Tips for Easier Hearing in Noise
Last time you were at a noisy party or a busy restaurant, what do you remember? Was it the food or the drink or was it so difficult to hear amongst all the noise? If noise is what stands out to you, then it could signal an issue with your hearing. Sure, it’s hard for...
What Are The Signs of Hearing Loss?
As we age, we commonly experience changes in our hearing. The change does not happen suddenly, but is more gradual, like the gradual process of graying hair. Nevertheless, it is crucial to pay attention to these initial indications. Research shows that men are almost...
Earwax
Most people don’t give earwax a second thought except when it becomes unsightly. However, have you ever stopped to think about what earwax is? It’s that sticky sticky substance in your ears but it actually plays an important role in our hearing health. Earwax is not...
Hearing Aid Problems & How to Fix Them
The most common treatment for hearing loss are hearing aids, which amplify the sounds around you making it easier to communicate with the people throughout your life and be more aware of your surroundings. In fact, most people, once they get used to them, can’t even...
Celebrate World Hearing Day: Ear and hearing care for all!
Our hearing is a sense that helps connect us to the world. When hearing loss sets in it can be more devastating than many first understand. For one thing 90 percent of all cases of hearing loss are sensorineural, which is permanent cell damage, blocking some degree of...