Category: Hearing Loss

One of the best things about your sense of hearing is getting to enjoy music. But if you’re not careful, listening to music at an unsafe volume can cause damage to your hearing system. Below the experts at Hearing Systems review how we hear, how loud sounds cause damage and how to enjoy music safely….

While some types of hearing loss, such as those caused by aging or taking certain medications, are outside of your control, there is one that you can avoid. Damage caused by exposure to loud noises, known as noise-induced hearing loss, is almost always preventable. What Is Noise-Induced Hearing Loss? Your inner ear contains delicate hair…

Menopause is associated with a number of unpleasant symptoms such as irregular periods, mood swings, weight gain and hot flashes that make many want to jump into Lake Houston to find relief. But did you know that menopause has also been linked to hearing loss? We explore this link below. Hearing Loss & Menopause It…

Most of us, whether we have hearing loss or not, are familiar with the feeling of relief after exiting a party or, more accurately for the times we live in, leaving a Zoom call. Social interactions can be exhausting, and no one knows this better than people with hearing loss. Mental fatigue, also known as…

As you likely know, sleep is essential for physical health and mental wellbeing. Good sleep is important for your body and mind to rest and recharge in preparation for the following day. But getting poor sleep may affect you long-term more than you think. In fact, insomnia can exacerbate hearing loss and tinnitus. What Is…

On average, people with hearing loss wait seven long years before seeking treatment. Not only can this make your life needlessly more complicated, but it can put your brain at risk. Untreated hearing loss can cause auditory deprivation, which can harm the part of your brain responsible for processing sound. What Is Auditory Deprivation? Dr….

Hearing loss can be a confusing experience that easily leaves one feeling discouraged, frustrated and isolated. October is Audiology Awareness Month, which means now is a great time to meet your local audiologist to learn about life-changing options that can help make for a better tomorrow. Audiologists, including the experts at , can diagnose hearing…

Identifying hearing loss in infants as early as possible is important, as the sooner you seek treatment, the better their language development outcomes. But detecting hearing loss is tricky, especially if a child is unable to tell you what sounds they can and cannot hear. New research from an owl study may hold the key…

Hearing loss has long been linked with an increased risk of cognitive decline. According to researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this is not the only thing we should be worried about. They found that a person’s ability to process and make sense of sound also declines as their ability to hear decreases….

Do you feel like you struggle to hear, even if you’ve passed a hearing test? You may have hidden hearing loss, a condition that is cause by a problem traditional hearing tests aren’t designed to catch. Hidden hearing loss is not very well understood, and it’s unclear how many people have it. However, one study…