Raise your hand if you’re a fan of the word test. Going once... Going twice... Yeah, neither are we. Test. You almost feel sorry for the word itself. Just four letters but enough to shorten our breaths as our minds race to press that internal “postpone” button as fast as we can. Especially when it comes to medical tests — famous for the poking, prodding, and unfortunately for some of us, pain. Unless you’re ...
Let’s Ponder this for a moment. What does National Wellness was month refer to? Your personal wellness? The wellness of your friends? Maybe the overall wellness of our country. Let’s start with you, the individual. What activities do you do daily to help keep your body and your brain healthy? What do you do for others? I was once told that to be truly healthy then you had to take care of yourself ...
Hearing instruments are now high-tech computers. They sit on each side of your head but can analyze speech and sounds in a 360-degree pattern. That is if they have Artificial Intelligence sensors and gyroscopes in them. Starkey Hearing Technologies hearing instruments now analyze and self-adjust making 80 million automatic adjustments every hour. That is just under 2 billion a day. They work hard at controlling all the sounds that interrupt and compete with our speech ...
While keeping your health afloat this summer remember your ears and your hearing. The summer is upon us. It’s a time to get out and enjoy the sunshine and the longer daylight hours. It’s time for rain, heat, and humidity. Perhaps you enjoy golf or swimming in one of our many lakes. If you are outside in the Florida summer heat, there is going to be some type of moisture build up going ...
It is very common for children to get several ear infections as their bodies are developing. Adults may also get ear infections and for some they may be chronic. The infections can occur in the outer ear, middle ear...on the other side of the eardrum or in the inner ear where all your hearing hairs are located. Ear infections are not contagious but if a cold develops due to the existence of the ear ...
Imagine a hearing aid that can process sound the way it’s meant to be heard — clear and true to life. Designed to always be a step ahead, so you’re ready for anything. And with the all-day power to help ensure you don’t miss a moment of life happening around you. Now, picture starting each day with confidence in knowing you will stay informed, feel independent, and maintain connections with your friends, family ...
While our ears are very complex...they still must use the brain to make sense of the signals that are being gathered. The sound waves move and stimulate nerves in the inner ear and then the brain must translate the signal into meaningful words. The brain is receiving signals from the inner ear that is a damaged or somewhat scattered signal. Hearing instruments increase the intensity at which sound pressure stimulates the hearing nerves. During ...
Did you know that one of the most important things you can do to ward off dementia / Alzheimer’s is to protect the auditory portion of your brain. The brain must get proper sound to stay healthy. Not just any sound. Good clear, accurate reproduction of sound scopes. In other words, if you have a hearing loss… then wear a top-quality hearing aid. Patients often tell me; “Getting old ain’t for sissy’s!” I ...
Did you know…that hearing loss is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia? The evidence linking hearing loss to an increased risk of developing dementia keeps piling up. One Johns Hopkins study found that people with severe hearing loss are five times more at risk for developing dementia than people without hearing loss. Another one found that untreated hearing loss can increase the risk of dementia by 50 percent. So, why is hearing ...
Where exactly does your balance come from? How to we keep it in tip top shape? Located in the inner ear there are three little tubes called the “semi-circular canals.” Their purpose is to control your balance. There is a tube for your horizontal, vertical, and perpendicular movements or balance. The tubes are filled with fluid and little crystals that are evenly separated to help keep the fluid moving smoothly; thus, keeping us in balance ...
