New cures are constantly being found. That might be a positive or a negative. You might decide that you don’t really have to be very careful about your hearing because you read some promising research about possible future cures for deafness. You’ll feel like they will probably have a cure for deafness by the time […]
December 20, 2022 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
If you’re subjected to a lot of loud sound and don’t wear hearing protection, you might experience hearing loss down the road. Hearing loss might be in your future, for instance, if you work on a noisy factory floor without hearing protection. These are fairly common and well known causes of hearing loss. But there’s […]
December 12, 2022 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
For you and the people in your life, living with hearing loss can be difficult to adjust to. It can also come with some perils. What’s going to happen if you can’t hear a fire alarm or someone yelling your name? If you have neglected hearing loss, you won’t hear those car sounds that could […]
November 30, 2022 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
If you start talking about dementia at your next family gathering, you will probably put a dark cloud over the entire event. Dementia isn’t a subject most people are actively looking to discuss, mostly because it’s rather scary. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you gradually (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your cognitive faculties, dementia […]
November 14, 2022 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
So, so many family celebrations. It likely feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holiday season. That’s the charm (and, some might say, the bane) of the holiday season. Usually, this sort of yearly catching up is something that’s pleasing to look forward to. You get to […]
October 27, 2022 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
While everyone has experienced a runny nose, we don’t usually talk about other kinds of cold symptoms because they are less frequent. One type of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that goes into one or more ears. While you might generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom […]
September 8, 2022 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Lately you’ve noticed that you can’t hear out of one ear. Is that bad? (Spoiler: It’s likely.) What could be the cause? And when should you see a hearing professional? […]
