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How Hearing Loss Affects Your Life

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Hearing loss can take years to build up, and people may not notice that they are losing their hearing because it happens slowly. This article discusses some of the many negative consequences that happen when you do not treat your hearing loss. The sense of hearing is one of our most basic senses. When hearing declines, […]

Communicating with Hearing Impaired People

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Communicating with people who have hearing loss can be difficult. You may become frustrated when they don’t understand you, and they can pick up on this non-verbal frustration and become irritated. When someone starts having hearing loss, they can still hear most things. The person might not notice it because the sounds that are hard […]

Holiday Help for Hearing Loss

Hearing loss can be embarrassing. People might pretend they hear well or deny their hearing impairment to their loved ones. Hearing loss is harder during the holidays, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be handled properly. People with hearing loss often do not think about how it hurts them and other people. This holiday season, […]

Listening Efficiently With Hearing Aids

It can take time to adjust to new hearing instruments. You may notice that things sound different than they used to, so you may need to adjust to hearing again.  It can be hard to get used to your new hearing aids at first. With the help of a hearing aid specialist, you can have […]

Tinnitus

A woman holds her ears in pain with the words Tinnitus information above her.

Many people have a ringing sound in their ears. It is called tinnitus and it is a symptom, not an illness. This condition can happen when you lose your hearing or when you are in a loud place for too long with no protection. It can also happen with an illness or injury in your […]