Poor Heart Health May Lead to Hearing Loss
If you don’t watch what you eat and fail to exercise regularly, poor cardiovascular health is only one risk you’ll face. New evidence shows a link between poor heart health and hearing loss. The reason for this surprising correlation? The inner ear is extremely sensitive to blood flow, so obstructions in the arteries and veins—symptoms…
The Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis & Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is not an isolated problem. As with most issues with your body, if something goes wrong with your hearing, it can affect both your mental and physical health. From loneliness and depression to an increased risk of falling, to more serious issues such as cognitive decline and dementia—your hearing plays a big role…
The Era of Remote Hearing Care
Even before the coronavirus pandemic changed our way of life, telehealth offered a convenient solution for people living in remote areas where access to health care was a challenge. For those with hearing loss, remote programming capabilities for hearing devices were one of the first advances to gain popularity. Some hearing device manufacturers are taking…
New Study Reveals Hearing Aids Slow Cognitive Decline
A new study published this year in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society further supports existing evidence that wearing hearing aids can help slow cognitive decline in elderly patients. There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to the relationship between hearing and cognition: The common cause hypothesis states that hearing loss and cognitive decline both involve age-related problems, such as tissue degeneration…
Masks & The Hard of Hearing
For the roughly 48 million Americans with hearing loss, communication is challenging enough under the best of circumstances. The global coronavirus pandemic has created additional unexpected obstacles. Many hard of hearing individuals rely on lip reading in order to communicate with others. With the CDC recommending people wear face masks to help slow the spread…