You wake up and notice that your ear is warm. Maybe it is tingly and sensitive to touch. Perhaps it just really hurts. You may have developed an ear infection. It can happen to anyone. Old or young. Acute Otitis Media (AOM) and Otitis Media with effusion (OME) First of all, "Otitis Media" simply mean inflammation of the middle ear. SO... "Acute Otitis Media" is inflammation and infection that occurs behind the eardrum in the ...
Ok, try this: Cover one eye with your hand and look around. Notice how clarity, depth perception and spatial awareness are affected? It’s not much different with our ears. Just as we use both eyes to see our best, our two ears work together to help us hear our best. That’s why it’s usually recommended — even if hearing loss is predominantly in one ear only — to boost both ears with hearing aids ...
Every once in a while I am just totally amazed at the things that are thrown out to the public. I know we all have learned over the years that we are to “believe only half of what we see and nothing that you hear.” (Edgar Allan Poe). So this past Sunday as I am reading the “Parade” insert in the paper I came across an article about the “Invention of the Year”. Loving technology ...
The numbers are in. The onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s is directly related to hearing loss. If you have a hearing loss and a genetic link (someone in your family has had dementia) then you should not put off correcting your hearing loss. Wearing hearing instruments can slow down the progression of “cognitive decline by as much as 70 percent. That is huge. How much hearing loss is an issue? How much hearing loss ...
THINGS ARE LOUD ENOUGH...just not clear enough Hearing loss is one of the largest health concerns today and it is related to everything we do in our lives. Often, how well we think we hear is related to how loud sounds are. If you can hear a knock at the door.... you must be ok. Right? If you can hear the microwave beep go off... you must be ok. Right? Not necessarily. One of ...
What to do if you think you have hearing loss Most people who have hearing loss aren’t born with it. Instead, hearing loss creeps up on us over time, usually caused by exposure to loud noises, aging, or some combination of the two. Statistics show that the prevalence of hearing loss doubles for every decade of life, which explains why one out of three people 65-74 have hearing loss, nearly half over 75 have ...
Being and staying healthy are surely evaluated differently by everyone. While most know that a balanced diet and plenty of exercises are necessary; it is interesting to talk to people and get an understanding as to their knowledge and depth of the concept of being healthy. Some people believe wholeheartedly that you need to eat red meat at least a couple of times a week to get enough protein. Then there are the vegetarians who ...
