Apr 5, 2023
You waited for the movie premier and it’s finally here. But have you thought about how the loud volume levels at the movie theater will affect your hearing? According to a study by researchers at the University of Hawaii, some movie theaters displayed films with peak...
Apr 5, 2023
Do you hear ringing in one or both of your ears? Tinnitus is a condition where the person experiences the sensation of a sound in their ears without there being an external source for the sound. Ringing is one of the most common symptoms of this condition. It was...
Sep 29, 2022
We experience sounds in our environment every day. Many of the sounds we encounter on a day-to-day basis are at safe levels. They do not have an impact on our hearing. However, there are sound levels that can have a negative impact on our hearing. How Does Noise...
Jul 23, 2022
Hearing loss is one of the most common hearing problems affecting older adults in the US. In one population-based study in Beaver Dam, 21% of adults aged 48-59 had hearing loss, while 90% of those 80 years or older had hearing loss. This shows that hearing loss...
Jul 23, 2022
About 15% of Americans over the age of 18, (37.5 million people) report some kind of hearing trouble. Despite that, only 1 in 5 people who would benefit from a hearing aid uses one. If you have trouble hearing, you should know that hearing aids have the potential to...
Jul 22, 2022
Our ears and brains continue to process sounds even when we’re deep asleep. That’s how a mother can awake to her child’s cries, for example. But she wouldn’t wake up because of the noise of chirping crickets or a whirring fan. Even in our deepest state of sleep, some...
