What Is the Link Between Smoking And Hearing Loss?
Smoking is well-established as a contributor to several health conditions, including hearing loss. A recent study has shown the connection to hearing loss correlates with the frequency of smoking, and quitting smoking removes that risk, even for a short time. Effects of Smoking Cigarette smoke is filled with nicotine, a highly addictive and toxic chemical….
What Apps Can Help You Navigate Hearing Loss?
These days, there’s an app for everything. You can use apps on your phone to count your steps, order coffee, edit photos and even help you navigate your hearing loss. How Does Hearing Loss Impact Your Life? Hearing loss can reduce your background awareness and make it more difficult to understand verbal communication. The impact…
Can You Use Hearing Aids on Video Calls?
Whether you have regular client meetings over Zoom or like to keep in touch with friends and family who live far away, there’s no denying that video calls are a popular way to stay connected. While hearing loss can make this type of communication more difficult, using hearing aids can help! Hearing Loss Affects Our…
How Can Hearing Aids Help You?
Approximately 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from the use of hearing aids. The small but remarkable devices don’t only assist your hearing but provide countless other benefits you may not have considered. With all that they offer, it may seem a surprise that people with hearing loss wait an average of seven years before…
Why Is It Important to Protect Your Hearing While Cycling?
Whether enjoying the fall weather cruising along the Rockport Village Trail or taking in a class at your favorite spin studio, biking is a great way to add some exercise to your daily routine. If you enjoy cycling, knowing how to protect your hearing during rides is crucial to ensure you aren’t unnecessarily damaging your…
Hearing Protection Tips for Outdoor Exercise
If you enjoy doing yoga down at Rockport Marine Park, running along a popular trail or going for a light swim, fear of hearing loss doesn’t need to stop you. Knowing how to protect your hearing and make accommodations for your hearing loss can make an outdoor workout even more fun and stress-free. A couple…
What’s the Connection Between Concerts and Hearing Loss?
Going to concerts or shows can be a great way to spend time with friends on a fun summer night. If you’ve ever left a show with a ringing in your ears, a symptom of tinnitus, or found yourself struggling to hear others as well as before, you may be experiencing hearing damage. Though your…
Why It’s Important to Put Your Hearing Aids In Correctly
If you’re new to hearing aids, one of the most important things you need to know is how to put your hearing aids in correctly. Choosing the Right Hearing Aid Hearing aids are the most common treatment option for hearing loss, and for a good reason! They make it easier to process speech and other…
How To Keep Your Hearing Aids Safe from Pets
If you’re among the 7.1% of adults who uses a hearing aid, and you have a pet adopted from the P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center in Camden or elsewhere, it’s important that you keep your hearing aids and pets safe from one another. Not only can a pet lose or damage your hearing health investment, but…
Job Interview Tips for Those with Hearing Loss
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.” If you’re among this population and you’ve got a job interview scheduled, you may be worried about how it will go, even more so than someone without hearing loss. Fortunately,…