A diagnosis of tinnitus is based on the symptoms your audiologist observes. However, the audiologist must first determine if the tinnitus is caused by another underlying condition to treat the symptoms. To do this, you will have to provide your audiologist with a comprehensive medical history. You may have to undergo some tests and treatments, […]
Wearing a face mask when you go out can be a pain if you wear hearing aids that fit over your ears. The elastic bands securing your mask to your ear can get in the way of the wire that connects your hearing aid outside your ear to the speaker fitted inside your ear. And […]
Modern hearing aids aren’t like your grandpa’s auditory aids. They are some of the most powerful minicomputers around. Newer models of medical-grade auditory aids almost universally feature rechargeability (no more itty-bitty batteries!), smartphone controls, and Bluetooth connectivity. And the advances in auditory aid technology don’t stop there. Let’s take a look at some features you […]
Hearing loss is astonishingly common. About 1 in every 250 children suffers some kind of auditory loss in both ears, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists tell us that every year as many as about 60,000 Americans suffer sudden sensorineural auditory loss, usually in just one ear. This […]
Older adults in the United States are seldom referred to audiologists for testing and treatment for hearing loss. In a report published 2 March 2021, the National Poll on Healthy Aging reported that only 20% of healthy adults aged 50 to 80 had been asked by their primary care physicians in the last two years […]
Earwax isn’t high on most of our lists of health priorities. After all, we can just swab it away (or so it seems) or wash it away and there won’t be a problem — or will there? The truth of us, most of us wouldn’t think of scheduling an appointment with an audiologist to deal […]
Visiting an audiologist, going through their tests, and examining the results all feel like a normal part of life for many people. You will have probably gone through this process before and will have a good idea of what it involves, but you may not realize quite how much work has gone into designing tests […]
Do You Have Allergies? The watery eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, wheezing, and sneezing of seasonal and indoor allergies aren’t the only problems they can cause. Allergies can also cause hearing loss. A group of researchers analyzed the medical histories of patients aged 31 to 62 who had a condition called sudden sensorineural auditory loss. […]
Autoimmune inner ear disease is a rare condition that causes loss of hearing over just a few weeks or months, often with tinnitus or balance disorders. Scientists believe it occurs when the immune system attacks structures in the inner ear as if they were an invading microorganism or a foreign body. Autoimmune inner ear disease […]
