May 29, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Your overall life can be affected by age-related hearing loss. Besides your ability to hear, your professional life, your social life, and even your mental clarity can also be impacted. The way your brain works, including your mood and memory, can be significantly affected by hearing loss. The connection between cognition and hearing loss isn’t […]
May 15, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Amidst hectic schedules and the distractions of events, it’s all too easy to put off essential appointments, like those with a hearing specialist or for fitting hearing aids. You might not even get around to shopping for hearing aids at all. But hearing loss affects more than just your ears and delaying treatment can have […]
May 8, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Our ears are frequently what carry the load of unintentional harm from neglect in our busy day-to-day lives. There are some common but hazardous practices, including using cotton swabs and ear candling, that will put your hearing health at risk. Below, we explore four essential ways to safeguard your sense of hearing and keep your […]
April 25, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Many aspects of your daily life can be affected by Hearing Loss. Untreated hearing loss, for example, can affect your professional life, your favorite pastimes, and even your relationships. Communication can become tense for couples who are coping with hearing loss. This can cause increased stress, more arguments, and even the development of animosity. In […]
April 3, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Your workplace has chosen to promote teamwork and cooperation by opening up the office floor plan. But this new arrangement has become a struggle for you. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the elevated noise makes it hard to follow conversations. The inability to follow along with conversations in noisy […]
March 28, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s natural to want to know about the side effects of a medication when you start taking it. Can it cause digestive problems? Will it dehydrate you? Cause insomnia? There could also be a more severe possible side effect that you might not be aware of – hearing loss. Many different medications are known to […]
February 29, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Does hearing loss worsen as you get older? Hearing loss is a common gradually progressing condition that affects all adults. In fact, over 50% of individuals 75 and older have a hard time hearing. Presbycusis The slowly developing condition of hearing loss as we get older is generally known as presbycusis. Normally, there will be […]
February 23, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
The word “cheap” carries dual meanings. On the one hand, it implies affordability, a wise option for a budget-conscious person. But we’ve all heard the phrase “You get what you pay for”, and in this case, the term “cheap” implies low-quality hearing aids. Regrettably, distinguishing between a thrifty purchase and an item of negligible value […]
January 5, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 38 million people in the United States suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects […]
January 5, 2024 | Southwest Florida Center For Hearing and Balance | Hearing Loss Articles
Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]
