The Advantages of Leasing Your Hearing Devices Written by: Dr. Nimet Adam Hearing aid technology continues to advance at a rapid rate. Advancing technology is a good thing for patients because they have the potential to improve their hearing and quality of life. However, the cost of keeping up with the latest technology can be… Continue reading The Advantage of Leasing Your Hearing Devices
Finding Stability With Dizziness and Balance Disorders
The feelings of wooziness, unsteadiness, and a sensation of faintness affects us all. The difficulty with balance is often felt in the morning upon awakening due to prescription medications, a lack of coffee, or as a result of too many alcoholic beverages. However, dizziness and balance problems can also indicate underlying problems related to ear… Continue reading Finding Stability With Dizziness and Balance Disorders
How Cancer is Linked to Hearing Loss.
How Cancer is linked to Hearing Loss and What to Know Hearing loss can occur naturally and gradually as you get older, but it can also be a side effect of some cancer treatments. October is breast cancer awareness month, so we wanted to highlight the relationship between treatment commonly used for breast cancer;… Continue reading How Cancer is Linked to Hearing Loss.
Healthy Hearing for Your Child
Selective hearing often comes to mind when we think of children. Their young ears are tuned in for fun activities and tuned out when it is time for chores. However, if a child has a genuine hearing problem, serious consequences can result from it. Hearing ability impacts a child’s communication and learning development, making it… Continue reading Healthy Hearing for Your Child
The Ringing, Buzzing and Echoing of Tinnitus
Tinnitus is abnormal ear noise. The condition causes a ringing or buzzing sound in the ears much like a loud concert. However, unlike a night of good music, the ringing and buzzing do not go away. According to the American Tinnitus Association (ATA), tinnitus is a neurological condition experienced by nearly 50 million Americans. Although… Continue reading The Ringing, Buzzing and Echoing of Tinnitus
Tips for Overcoming Tinnitus
What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing, hissing, swishing, clicking, or other type of noise that seems to originate in the ear or head. Most of us will experience tinnitus or sounds in the ears at some time or another. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), tinnitus is… Continue reading Tips for Overcoming Tinnitus
What to Expect at a Pediatric Audiology Appointment
Healthy hearing is important at every stage of life, but of particular importance in early life. That is because the most important time for a child to learn language is in the first 3 years of life, when the brain is developing and maturing. Research suggests that children with hearing loss who get help early… Continue reading What to Expect at a Pediatric Audiology Appointment
Rechargeable!!
Rechargeable!! Written by: Arthur Zinaman, Au.D., CCC-A Greetings Everyone! Dr. Zinaman reporting here to present a new and improved blog entry of which I’m sure you’ll be interested. Oticon has recently made available an exciting new development in battery technology which could be beneficial for many patients. Rechargeable batteries are now available for all OPN… Continue reading Rechargeable!!
Debunking the Top Hearing Aid Myths
Merriam Webster defines “myth” as “a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something.” Below are myths associated with hearing aides. To which of these myths do you subscribe? Myth 1: Hearing Aids Will Make Me Look Old Let’s face it. We’re all vain, and if having ears attached to the side of… Continue reading Debunking the Top Hearing Aid Myths
5 Ways to Manage Tinnitus
Our hearing is delicate. How it works, how it can be damaged, and some of the associated hearing problems we can face are all becoming important topics of research in the quest to better protect this important sense. It’s not just hearing loss, either. Tinnitus and how to manage it is becoming a widespread concern.… Continue reading 5 Ways to Manage Tinnitus