A Delicious Way to Make Your Cochlea Happy Nutrition is an easy way to keep your hearing health going strong. January is National Soup Month, and it’s just the time to try some great soup recipes that will please your...
Better Hearing: Paying It Forward
5 Ways to Help Others With Hearing Loss Getting treated for hearing loss can be such a life-changing experience that it’s only natural to want to share the sense of independence, reconnection, and other positive outcomes that can go hand...
New Year, New Hearing, New You
6 Tips for Hearing Better in 2022 Your world is filled with sound — sounds you don’t want to miss. There’s your grandchild’s virtual piano recital, your favorite sci-fi marathon, or a phone conversation with an old friend. As the...
The Best Hearing Health Accessories for Children
Most people associate hearing loss only with seniors, and they consider it a natural part of getting older. The reality is that it affects people of all ages. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 34 million children live...
The Nutrients Behind Healthy Hearing
As we learn more about how nutrition affects health, many folks are taking a functional medicine approach to fine-tuning their diets — eating the right foods to prevent certain conditions. You’ve no doubt heard of heart-healthy foods as well as...
How Head Injuries Impact Hearing and Balance
The force of a traumatic brain injury (also known as a TBI, concussion, or head injury) can damage or displace the delicate bones of the inner ear, rupture the eardrum, and disrupt parts of the brain responsible for auditory processing....
6 Ways to Keep Your Hearing Loss From Getting Worse
Looking Out for Your Hearing Health Is Even Easier Than You Think If you have hearing loss, you’re not alone. With an estimated 466 million children and adults living with disabling hearing loss, per the World Health Organization, it’s one...
Golfers: 5 Reasons to Keep Your Hearing Health in Shape
Why Would a Hearing Care Provider Be Writing About Golf? If you play golf, you already know one swing of the club is a complex matter. A half-inch difference in heel placement could mean a solid shot or a ball...
What is a Cochlear Implant?
What is a cochlear implant? A cochlear implant uses both external and internal devices to electrically stimulate the cochlear nerve directly. Who is a candidate? A cochlear implant requires invasive surgery, so candidacy is based on a strict set of...
How Does a Pandemic Affect Noise Pollution?
We live in a noisy world. Dr. Richard Neitzel, of the University of Michigan, knows this only too well. In November 2019, his team at Michigan, along with a team at Apple Inc., set out on a two-year mission to...