Los Gatos, CA, Audiology Blog
A Link Between Hearing Loss & Dementia
Did you know that hearing loss can increase the risk of dementia? Nearly 50 million Americans have hearing loss, and this could make them more likely to face cognitive decline and dementia. Hearing loss becomes more common with age. In fact, two out of three seniors...
Start Your New Year with Better Hearing!
The New Year offers an opportune time to set goals and intentions. Setting health-centered goals is a great way to commit to prioritizing your wellness. Hearing health is an integral component of holistic health that tends to be overlooked. Taking steps to tend to...
Acknowledging the Reality of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions people experience today. Impacting 1 in 6 people, hearing loss still remains widely underdiagnosed. In fact, it takes an average of 7 years for a person to seek treatment from the time they start experiencing...
Tips for Managing Tinnitus
Tinnitus, also referred to as “ringing of the ears'', is hearing sound in one or both ears when no external sound is present. This noise is often described as a ringing, clicking, buzzing, or hissing sound that can be short or long-lasting. You have likely experienced...
Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline
Do you suffer from hearing loss? You may think it interferes with just hearing but it’s a lot more serious than that. Untreated hearing loss is a communication barrier that can quickly unravel into rifts between loved ones and at work. Over time an ignored or...
Communicating with People Who Have Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is an issue that starts in the ears but quickly affects communication all around you. Even if you don’t have hearing loss, communication takes focus and presence. However, with the added hurdle of hearing impairment, communication can be extremely...
Check Your Hearing This November for American Diabetes Month
Have you felt more tired than normal recently? Does your vision ever get blurry? Do you feel constantly thirsty? This may signal it is time to get screened for diabetes, a serious condition that affects, 463 million people worldwide. In the US it is estimated that it...
Tips for Communicating if You Have Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can make it challenging to smoothly navigate conversations. Symptoms commonly experienced with hearing loss can strain communication. It is important to address and treat hearing loss which transforms hearing health. Hearing aids, the most common...
How Untreated Hearing Loss Interferes with Your Relationships
Changes in your relationships with friends and family can reveal the presence of untreated hearing loss. Though hearing loss is one of the most common medical conditions that people experience today, it is often underdiagnosed. Impairment typically occurs gradually so...
October is Protect Your Hearing Month
October is Protect Your Hearing Month! This month focuses on raising awareness about hearing loss and ways you can protect your hearing health. More and more people are at higher risk of impaired hearing due to loud noise exposure. It is important to learn and...