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...

It has been a long pandemic. Since early 2020, we’ve experienced the closing of movie theaters, restaurants, and sporting events. For music lovers, it has been an especially serious blow as music venues across the country temporarily shut down. However, with vaccines, boosters, and numbers dropping across the country as well as the severity of the majority of cases, we are also having chances to return to the live music we’ve missed so dearly. However,...

Osteoporosis is a condition that affects our bones as we age. Our bones are composed of tissue that regenerates. Osteoporosis occurs when we cannot regenerate the new tissue at a rate proportionate to the loss of bone density. When this imbalance occurs, our bones are more susceptible to fracture and breakage. This is also why slips and falls have a devastating effect on our health and mobility when we have Osteoporosis. According to the National...

Do you love to listen to music while you exercise? Many of us do! Our favorite music gives us the motivation to keep us moving. It can be a daunting task at times to keep moving and get your heart rate up during the week. With many of us stuck at a desk for work, looking at a computer, it takes a little extra incentive to get us moving. Music can trigger endorphins in the...