Do you ever find yourself decompressing at the end of a busy day, just to be confronted with an insistent ringing in your ears? This is the sound of tinnitus and aside from distracting it can cause chronic stress anxiety and sleeplessness. When tinnitus won’t quit, it can make it difficult to focus on your daily life, affecting work, relationships, …
Millennials, Gen Z and the Rise of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is the third most chronic condition for older adults in the US affecting 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 and half of all 75 and older. Even so, hearing loss can affect people of any age. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 10% of Millennials have some degree of hearing loss and …
Dealing with Noise Pollution in Your Neighborhood
As technology advances there seems like there is more to see and more to hear than ever before. We live in a noisy world. If you live in an urban or suburban environment then the noises of your neighbors, their dogs, the traffic and everything else can be a lot of stimulation for your ears. When noise become too much …
The Benefits of Being Social for Older Americans
Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic disabilities affecting nearly 48 million people in the U.S. Imagine being cut off from communication with your loved ones. Conversations happen around you but you can’t really participate like you used to. It starts to become more alluring to just stay home, rather than to try to go to a party or …
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