Can You Wear Hearing Aids in the Pool?
It’s summertime, and that means the air is sweltering and a dip in the pool sounds more refreshing than ever. If you wear hearing aids, your pool days need to include a few safety precautions to protect your devices. Those precautions will vary depending on how water-resistant or waterproof your hearing aids are. How We…
Why You Should Monitor Your Hearing During Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a difficult treatment to undergo. While the treatment has significant benefits, the largest of which is its potential to be life-saving, it isn’t without its side effects. One lesser-known side effect of chemotherapy drugs is hearing damage. How Chemotherapy Drugs Affect the Auditory System Chemotherapy drugs fall under the banner of ototoxic medication—any…
How To Stay Safe When Driving With Hearing Loss
Whether you have a fancy sports car with a convertible roof or an old clunker that’s held together by duct tape and hope, driving is a pretty fun way to get around Chelmsford. If you have hearing loss, you will need to take a few extra precautions when you’re behind the wheel. Let’s look at…
Can a Thyroid Disorder Impact Your Auditory Health?
Your thyroid, an important part of the endocrine system, is a gland that makes and distributes hormones throughout your body. When it’s working well, the thyroid helps your body use energy effectively. When it doesn’t produce enough (hypothyroidism) or produces too many (hyperthyroidism) hormones, it can affect your metabolism, weight, blood flow, heart rate and…
How To Support a Loved One With Hearing Loss
Friends and family are a support system that lifts each other up through good times and bad. There have probably been a few times when you’ve leaned on a sibling, partner or close friend. Now, when one of your loved ones develops hearing loss, it’s your turn to lend a helping hand. Why Does Support…
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Manage Tinnitus
Surveys estimate that between 10% and 25% of adults[1] experience tinnitus—the internal ringing or buzzing in the ears. We consider any tinnitus lasting longer than three months to be chronic. If you’re experiencing chronic tinnitus, there are a few options available to help you manage it. One option many turn to is cognitive behavioral therapy…
Lifestyle Adjustments To Prevent Hearing Fatigue
Many people are familiar with the mental exhaustion you get at the end of a long day of meetings, or a multi-hour family reunion in Don Ball Park. Mental fatigue happens when you have excessive cognitive demands. These demands could include problem-solving, stress or, for people with hearing loss, understanding speech. Why Does Hearing Loss…
Coping With the Emotional Side of Hearing Loss
When you first get your hearing loss diagnosis, you may feel a rush of emotions ranging from frustration at the daily difficulties of the condition to happiness at finally having answers for them. While hearing aids are a beneficial tool for managing hearing loss, it’s also crucial to effectively cope with the emotional side of…
Improving Family Communication This Holiday Season
With the exception of the occasional hermit evening, most of us spend our days communicating with other people. Communication doesn’t have to mean speaking verbally. It could include other forms like sign language or texting. If you’re among the 15% of U.S. adults with hearing loss, your communication may need to change slightly, especially when…
How To Manage Stress-Related Tinnitus During the Holidays
Tinnitus, a ringing or buzzing in the ears, affects 10 to 25% of adults. If you’ve been living with tinnitus for a while, you may have noticed that its severity ebbs and flows. Different people have different things that can cause a flare-up, but one common trigger is stress. What’s the Relationship Between Stress and…