Hearing Blog

Do you work every day in a noisy environment? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that an estimated 22 million workers in the United States face exposure to hazardous noise at work each year. You may not think this is a big issue, but when noise reaches a certain level, it can cause noise-induced hearing loss – a permanent condition with far-reaching side effects. With hearing protection, the effects of loud noise can be...

Do you suspect you have hearing loss? You may and not even know it. People often live with hearing loss for years unaddressed due to the gradual nature it often takes. At first you may find it’s difficult to hear in noisy settings such as restaurants with music in the backgrounds, the clattering of dishes from the kitchen and multiple conversations happening at once.  Others may refer to the sounds of birds or the wind...

When was the last time you had a hearing exam? The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) guidelines state that healthy adults ages 18-40 years old, who are not experiencing any noticeable hearing loss, should have their hearing tested every three to five years. While we know today that hearing loss can cause a host of serious health complications which are emotional, physical, and cognitive, insurance in most cases doesn’t consider hearing loss a serious health condition...

Do you ever hear the people in your life talking about sounds you just don’t hear? It may be the sound of an oven timer, or the doorbell ringing. These are sounds which help us navigate the day safely and alert us to action. Many alarms operate in higher frequencies however, many people, particularly those with high frequency hearing loss commonly miss these warnings. In fact, research shows the 3,100 Hz higher frequency tones commonly...