It’s amazing how your body’s balance system works! Your balance system helps you stand, walk, run, and move without falling. This delicate balance all maintains itself through a constant process of position detection, feedback and adjustment using communication between the inner ear, eyes, muscles, joints and the brain. Deep within the ear, positioned just under the brain, is the inner ear. While …
Singing the Praises of an Active Lifestyle in Retirement
To participate in all the fun a retirement community has to offer, good hearing is essential. That’s what three SaddleBrooke residents made clear as they sang the praises of their active lifestyle and their experience with Lifestyle Hearing Solutions. Whether they became residents 17 years ago or only 17 months ago, all of them enjoy the variety of activities available …
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
Do you have hearing loss? Have you been living with tinnitus, that annoying ringing or buzzing sound in your ears that won’t let you concentrate or interferes with your sleep? For roughly 40 million Americans, hearing loss is a daily struggle, and sadly many choose not to treat their hearing loss. This May, be inspired by those who have treated …
What Technology Raises the Bar on Better Hearing
Hearing technology is getting better each and every year. When you think about hearing devices, you might still be imagining those clunky hearing aids that seemed to cover the ear, amplified sounds without creating clear hearing, and whistled or buzzed far too often. Modern devices have come a long way, and the sleek, sophisticated devices we want to show you …
Why You Should Avoid Cleaning Your Ears with Cotton Swabs
If you’ve been cleaning your ears every day, stop! Doctors recommend that you stop cleaning your ears immediately, and never put anything smaller than your elbow inside your ear canal. You should avoid cleaning your ears with Q-tips or cotton swabs, or any other objects, as this could actually be damaging your ears, and preventing ear wax from doing its …
The Different Types of Hearing Loss
If your family has been complaining that you don’t hear as well as you used to, and you’ve noticed that you struggle to follow conversations, you probably have hearing loss. You’ve been turning up the TV volume, and asking people to repeat themselves far too often. But what are the different types of hearing loss, and how do you know …
Stream into the Future of Hearing
What’s the most asked question for people with hearing loss? Casual conversations have yielded a similar response every time: What can the latest technology in hearing aids do for me? Not surprisingly, there are no simple answers. These days, fitting hearing aids is more customized than fitting shoes—with a lot more options. Whiz-bang options that can streamline your future! Kerry …
Symptoms of Memory Loss Could Actually Be Hearing Loss
Our sense of hearing is incredibly valuable: it connects us to our friends, family, and the world around us. Many of us are not aware that hearing, in fact, happens in the brain. And because our brains all differ from one another, the way we experience hearing loss differs from individual to individual. If you have an untreated hearing loss, …
Tips for Better Communication with People with Hearing Loss
Communicating effectively with someone experiencing hearing loss can be a challenge. With 466 million people worldwide reporting some form of hearing loss, it’s important to know the best strategies for communication: from understanding the individual’s level of hearing loss, to creating the ideal setting for conversation. When you know you are addressing someone with hearing loss, you can make a …
