By Dr. Nimet AdamMany patients ask how can I maintain the hearing that I have and keep it from progressively getting worst? Here are my top 10 tips for optimizing hearing and brain health. Wear your hearing aids regularly and for a minimum of 12 hours a day. Your brain needs sound and if you… Continue reading Ring in the New Year with Resolutions for Better Hearing and Brain Health!
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Hearing Loss Linked with Dementia-Related Neuropathology
By Dr. Nimet Adam According to a recent study published in Neurology (bit.ly/neuro-burden), researchers from the University of California San Francisco analyzed data from 2,755 autopsies of adults 55 years or older. Clinicians looked at those individuals that reported hearing loss prior to diagnosis of cognitive impairment. Impaired hearing was associated with higher Braak stage… Continue reading Hearing Loss Linked with Dementia-Related Neuropathology
Communication Strategies
By Dr. Michelle Looney Hearing loss greatly impacts an individual’s ability to communicate. Especially now, during the time of wearing mask, those with hearing loss are struggling. Visual cues are an important part of communication and mask remove those helpful cues. Difficulties communicating not only affect those with hearing loss, but also his or her… Continue reading Communication Strategies
Diabetes Impact on Hearing
By: Dr. Michelle Looney In the United States, November is National Diabetes Month. Diabetes greatly impacts the American population with over 30 million Americans diagnosed and over 80 million who have prediabetes. In addition to those, over 7 million are undiagnosed. Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose (blood sugar). Glucose is an important source… Continue reading Diabetes Impact on Hearing
What does Best Practices Mean to YOU….?
By: Dr. Matthew Seldine Audiology as a healthcare discipline has been around for over 50 years. It is relatively young compared to other healthcare disciplines like medicine, dentistry, and even optometry. As such, Audiology is an ever-evolving field that encompasses a range of interests, capabilities, and professional endeavors. This post is to help clarify what… Continue reading What does Best Practices Mean to YOU….?
It’s PARADISE – New Phonak Hearing Aid
By: Dr. Matthew Seldine These improvements are designed with hearing impaired patients in mind as ways to help improve their overall benefit via speech processing enhancements, ease of use and reliability, optional manual control (for those who are “tech savvy”), and modern developments in voice assistant integration. A closer look allows us to learn that… Continue reading It’s PARADISE – New Phonak Hearing Aid
Audiologists Do Impact Overall Health
Audiologists are experts who can help to prevent, diagnose, and treat hearing and balance disorders for people of all ages. Audiologists know the impact untreated hearing loss has on your health and your lifestyle. There are many things that impact hearing loss such as: Heart Health Diabetes Hypertension Medications Obesity Osteoporosis Smoking Here are a… Continue reading Audiologists Do Impact Overall Health
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