What is easier to correct? Hearing loss or vision loss? Most of us see hearing aids and glasses as similar devices, just for different senses. They are used to help compensate for a loss in a sense, whether hearing or vision. However, what hearing aids do for...
Hearing loss has the potential to affect work and personal life. For doctors, nurses, veterinarians or other health care workers being able to hear through a stethoscope is crucial. They need to be able to hear important heart, bowel or lung sounds to be able...
Check out this great article on NPR on ear infections and antibiotics! http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/25/172588359/pediatricians-urged-to-treat-ear-infections-more-cautiously?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter ...
As a university student studying Psychology and Neuroscience (the study of the brain), as I approached graduation, I wasn't sure what direction to follow in my future. I knew I wanted to work in a health profession, in a field where you could make a difference...
I recently attended a Patient Centered Care seminar at the Ida Institute in Skodsborg, Denmark. The Ida Institute is an independent not-for profit organization located in Denmark and its goal is to explore the human dynamics of hearing loss. Through these seminars the Institute hopes...
Have a listen to this short segment on NPR that discusses how the brain works in noise. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/07/173613681/hear-that-in-a-din-of-voices-our-brains-can-tune-to-one...
Hearing the pastor's message is kind of important. After all, isn't that why you attend church? Despite how essential hearing is to taking away the most you can from attending the church service, sometimes its harder to hear in church than in any other environment....
My first Response is I love people. I deeply care for them and hearing is a very important part of good health. Hearing loss is labeled to be for seniors which is not true. I am in the age category that we should be considering...
Watch this 5 minute clip as Dr. Oz talks about earwax and the proper way to prevent wax build-up. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/ear-wax-facts In cases of wax build-up, our audiologists perform wax removal using safe and effective methods. ...
