Expert Insights, Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
OK, so what does it matter that there’s different types of hearing loss – if you can’t hear, you can’t hear, right? Well, wrong. You might be surprised to learn that it’s actually IMPERATIVE that you know which type of hearing loss you have, as the intensity differs...
Expert Insights, Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
Tinnitus is the term used for the hearing of noise in one or both ears – clicking, swooshing, buzzing, hissing, whistling, pulsing, ringing, or even music (though it’s rare). This sound(s) is only heard by the person with subjective tinnitus. In more rare cases,...
Expert Insights, Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
If you’re struggling to hear, you might feel a bit uneasy. You’re not only concerned about the hearing loss but also about what to do. It’s important to know that treating hearing loss early greatly improves the prognosis. And it’s particularly...
Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
Hearing loss is an invisible condition. Because others can’t see it, they may not realize that you have it. Even those around you who know about your situation, don’t always remember. No one with hearing loss wants to have to announce its existence every...
Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
Hearingloss.org states that about 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. The amount of people who seek treatment is much less than that. I often serve patients who have moderate to severe hearing loss that resulted from their denial of the early...
Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
Sound flows like water in a river. More precisely, a narrow brook. When this brook experiences blockage at one point in the stream, the water flow is hindered. Some of the water isn’t able to reach its final destination. Sound works similarly to this. When there...
