How Hearing Aids Can Expand Your Social Circle
In a world buzzing with conversation and connection, hearing loss can feel like a barrier, gradually isolating us from a thriving social life. However, with technological advancements and a proactive approach to managing hearing loss, you can bridge the gap and cultivate meaningful connections. Let’s take a look at the impact hearing loss has on…
Hearing Loss Events To Add to Your 2024 Calendar
Adding trips, birthdays and daily reminders to your calendar is a great way to ensure you never miss important moments or opportunities this year. While planning vacations to the Black Canyon Campground or setting up birthday dinners for the important people in your life, consider setting aside some time to engage with the world of…
How To Effectively Communicate with Those Who Don’t Know You Have Hearing Loss
Living with hearing loss introduces unique challenges, particularly when engaging with individuals who don’t share the same experience. While it isn’t a problem, the importance of effective communication becomes evident in emergencies or critical situations. Being open about your hearing loss can empower others to offer better assistance when needed. Clear Communication Strategies In emergency…
Pulsatile Tinnitus: Understanding and Managing the Symptoms
If you’ve ever gone for a run or hike on Winsor Trail, you are likely familiar with the sensation of hearing your heartbeat in your ears. Pulsatile tinnitus causes a similar heartbeat sound in the ears. However, with pulsatile tinnitus, the sound may arise anytime rather than solely after exercise or exertion. Let’s look at…
What Is the Link Between Hearing Loss and Iron Deficiency?
One in eight people in the U.S., aged 12 or older, has hearing loss based on standard hearing examinations. Approximately 15% of adults in the U.S. aged 18 or older report experiencing some degree of hearing trouble. Researchers are continually searching for keys to better understanding hearing loss, and recent research shows iron deficiency anemia,…
What to Know About Job Searching With Hearing Loss
The idea of job searching puts many into an immediate state of stress. Numerous hand-wringing aspects accompany a job search, from filling out and editing your resume to interviews and choosing first-day outfits from Uli’s Santa Fe. For those with hearing loss, these stressors can carry even greater weight. Let’s look at a couple of…
How Hearing Aids Can Help Improve Your Golf Game
October is Audiology Awareness Month. Your hearing health is essential to your overall quality of life and well-being. Protecting your hearing and treating any hearing loss you may have is vital to continuing to live an independent and fulfilling life. It’s estimated that roughly 28.8 million adults in the United States could benefit from hearing…
What Is the Link Between Hearing Loss and Arthritis?
Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints, usually accompanied by joint pain and stiffness. With arthritis, you may find repetitive motion activities such as tennis at Herb Martinez Park or typing to be painful or difficult. Approximately 23.7% of adults in the United States have arthritis. This percentage increases in the…
Can Poor Cardiovascular Health Contribute to Hearing Loss?
A review of research studying the correlation between hearing and heart health has found that negative cardiovascular health can impair both the peripheral and central auditory system, the system responsible for transforming sound waves into brain activity. Improved cardiovascular health has similarly been shown to positively influence those same systems. Reduced blood flow to the…
How Can a Good Night’s Sleep Help Your Hearing?
Not getting enough sleep can leave a person with dark circles and a cranky disposition, but it may also lead to poor hearing. The average healthy adult needs seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, getting that eight hours can be hard to achieve with work, school or other life stressors. Let’s examine…