Tinnitus is the perception of ringing or buzzing in the ears, without an external sound source. As an audiologist, I have been treating it for nearly three decades. Here are five easy ways you can keep your ears as healthy as possible against tinnitus.
Does Tinnitus Differ With Age?
As with hearing loss, tinnitus becomes more common with age; more than a quarter of those over 65 say they have some form of tinnitus, according to a 2011 Hearing Review report. We wondered, how are older people affected, and how do they cope?
How to Communicate Better, and More Compassionately, With People With Hearing Loss
A trio of experts with both professional and personal connections to hearing loss share advice for better communication. Here they tell us what individuals with hearing loss say works and why these tips are effective.
How to Plan for the Cost of Hearing Care
Over the course of a lifetime, healthcare fees can add up to tens of thousands of dollars—or more. Here are tips to help you budget and plan for these expenses.
Which Restaurants Are Way Too Loud (or Not)? Get Real Data and Share It!
Recently, I found myself in a restaurant that was so noisy, the waitress leaned over and told us, “I can’t hear in here, either!” So, it’s not just me. In fact, a 2015 survey by Zagat that found that noise in restaurants was listed as the top complaint by diners.
Amplifying the Home: A Technology Guide
Living independently may seem challenging, or even daunting, to someone who has recently been diagnosed with a hearing loss. Fortunately, innovations in technology can vastly improve life and safety in the home.
Hazardous Noise Can Affect More Than Your Hearing
Each year, hazardous noise causes about 22 million workers in America to suffer a hearing loss on the job, and that hearing loss can affect everything from the quality of life to income potential and the ability to work.
Have Loop, Will Travel
Telecoils, or T-coils, are tiny coils of wire in my hearing aids that receive sound from the electromagnetic signal from a hearing loop. A hearing loop, in turn, is a wire that surrounds a defined area and is connected to a sound source.
8 Tips for the New Hearing Aid User
I am a second-generation hearing aid specialist, now retired. My father had a hearing loss, caused from noise exposure on the artillery range while serving in the U.S. Army. I share this advice I’ve gleaned after decades of dispensing the instruments.
Your Concerns About Cochlear Implants, Answered
Cochlear implantation has one of the most favorable risk–benefit ratios of any surgical procedure in the U.S., offering significant communicative benefit while incurring little risk.