It’s a situation we have all been in many times before: a crowded, noisy room where we are trying to listen to just one person talking. Perhaps you have experienced this at a family party, or maybe you find yourself in this situation fairly frequently at a busy restaurant. Whatever the specific situation may be,… Continue reading How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
It’s a situation we have all been in many times before: a crowded, noisy room where we are trying to listen to just one person talking. Perhaps you have experienced this at a family party, or maybe you find yourself in this situation fairly frequently at a busy restaurant. Whatever the specific situation may be,… Continue reading How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
It’s a situation we have all been in many times before: a crowded, noisy room where we are trying to listen to just one person talking. Perhaps you have experienced this at a family party, or maybe you find yourself in this situation fairly frequently at a busy restaurant. Whatever the specific situation may be,… Continue reading How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
Hearing Loss & Heart Disease
Heart disease has an impact on the health of the auditory system. Most heart disease is linked to blood vessel damage from high blood pressure (hypertension) and/or stiffened, narrowed arteries (arteriosclerosis) from high cholesterol. These problems can cause blockages, spasms, or ruptures of both major and minor vessels. Research has shown that good circulation plays… Continue reading Hearing Loss & Heart Disease
New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
Good news! In November 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Build Back Better Bill (H.R. 5376) that includes several hearing-related provisions. If enacted, this bill would add coverage of treatment services offered by audiologists for the first time in Medicare’s history. This marks a great stride in offering hearing… Continue reading New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
Good news! In November 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Build Back Better Bill (H.R. 5376) that includes several hearing-related provisions. If enacted, this bill would add coverage of treatment services offered by audiologists for the first time in Medicare’s history. This marks a great stride in offering hearing… Continue reading New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
Good news! In November 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Build Back Better Bill (H.R. 5376) that includes several hearing-related provisions. If enacted, this bill would add coverage of treatment services offered by audiologists for the first time in Medicare’s history. This marks a great stride in offering hearing… Continue reading New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
Good news! In November 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Build Back Better Bill (H.R. 5376) that includes several hearing-related provisions. If enacted, this bill would add coverage of treatment services offered by audiologists for the first time in Medicare’s history. This marks a great stride in offering hearing… Continue reading New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
Good news! In November 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Build Back Better Bill (H.R. 5376) that includes several hearing-related provisions. If enacted, this bill would add coverage of treatment services offered by audiologists for the first time in Medicare’s history. This marks a great stride in offering hearing… Continue reading New Medicare Hearing Benefits Added to the Build Back Better Bill and Passed by the House of Representatives
Are People with Asthma at Risk of Severe Illness from COVID-19?
Now that we have all been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year (nearly two years now, if you can believe it), we have learned more and more about the virus and how it works. As doctors and scientists have gathered more information, they have learned about the factors that put you at… Continue reading Are People with Asthma at Risk of Severe Illness from COVID-19?