Vertigo – the perception of movement where the individual or the individual’s surroundings seem to whirl about – is, for most people an undesirable event. The feelings of vertigo occasionally include spinning or falling sensations and dizziness. When vertigo impacts balance, it may lead to falls and accidental injuries – especially in the elderly. More […]
What exactly is the difference between a hearing aid and a personal sound amplifier (PSA)? One big difference is that the personal sound amplifier is being aggressively promoted in recent months giving rise to quite a lot of confusion. However, you won’t see as many hearing aid promotions on TV or in newspapers because they […]
One of the things you can expect if you have kids is that at some point they will ask you to get them some headphones to use with their music players, computers, and gaming systems. There are valid reasons for this, because headphones can enhance the experience with these multimedia, but at the same time […]
Sadly, the “speech banana” isn’t a super fruit that enhances hearing nor is it a reference to the old joke that goes, “Speak up…I can’t hear you…I’ve got a banana in my ear.” What the “speech banana” refers to is a particular pattern shown in the results of an audiogram, which is a graphical representation […]
America has a strong history of gun use, based somewhat on the movies and television programs we knew as a kids, which depicted pictures of policemen and cowboys firing guns pretty much all the time. These images seem to have made a lasting impression, because millions of people still delight in firing guns, either at […]
“Should I replace or repair a broken hearing aid?” is among the more frequent questions we are asked. The truthful answer has to be, “That depends.” The question of whether to repair or replace depends on many factors, and the “right answer” is as individual as the people asking the question. It’s worthwhile to state […]
Do you have hearing difficulties? If yes, do you sometimes find that it seems like work just to understand what the people near you are saying? You are not the only one. The sensation that listening and understanding is taxing work is typical among individuals with hearing impairment – even the ones that use hearing […]
Acute external otitis or otitis externa – more commonly called swimmer’s ear – is an infection that strikes the outer ear canal. The popular name “swimmer’s ear” originates from the fact that the problem is frequently associated with swimming. When moisture remains in the outer ear it provides a moist atmosphere where microbes may grow. […]
In the same way that there are numerous reasons for hearing loss, there are several forms of hearing loss; understanding the way that we hear is the beginning of understanding the distinct types. We receive sounds through the outer ear, which is not merely the portion of the ear on the outside of our heads, […]
Patients that are in the process of being fitted for a hearing aid to help them hear better frequently ask what the hearing aid is going to do with sounds which are still too loud for them. This is a logical question, one for which there is thankfully a comforting answer. In short, contemporary hearing […]
