Staying Safe While Visiting Your Hearing Care Specialist

Many people are still concerned about going out during the Covid-19 pandemic, but rest assured that with the proper precautions, you can get back to your daily life, including visiting your hearing care specialist. While a lot of people have chosen to delay non-emergency medical visits, skipping the appointment with your hearing care specialist can affect your well-being. We have put together a list of tips to help ease your mind and keep you safe during any medical visit.

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A Discussion: Cancer Survivors and Hearing Loss

For cancer survivors that received cranial radiotherapy, platinum chemotherapy, or both, may experience hearing loss as a side effect once treatment is over. It is pertinent that clinicians educate their patients about prioritizing hearing loss and finding care immediately. As part of the medical community, clinicians should raise awareness about hearing loss after surviving cancer.

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Could Your Diet be Making Your Tinnitus Worse?

Sufferers of chronic tinnitus will do almost anything for some relief. While there is no scientific proof that certain foods can make your tinnitus worse, some tinnitus sufferers will testify that their tinnitus is always worse after they eat specific foods.

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What Your Ears Reveal About Your Health – Part 2

As we revealed in What Your Ears Reveal About Your Health – Part 1, your ears can reveal a lot about your overall health. If you are experiencing new symptoms, it is important to discuss it with your physician and find out if it could expose anything else that you might not know about. It is always important to take the time to listen to what our body is telling us. In the second article of this two-part series, we discuss five more symptoms to be aware of.

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Can Exercise Lead to Tinnitus?

Exercise is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your body and mind. However, a noisy gym combined with loud music can damage your hearing and lead to hearing loss or tinnitus. In this article, we explore how exercise can cause hearing loss or tinnitus.

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Are You Missing These Five Signs of Hearing Loss?

Hearing loss can happen to anyone and at any age. Surprisingly, only 35 percent of people with hearing loss are over the age of 64. If you have any of the symptoms listed below, it’s important to talk to your doctor and having your hearing checked.

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What Your Ears Reveal About Your Health – Part One

Your ears can reveal a lot about your overall health. It is important to pay attention to other signs that your body might be trying to tell you. In the first article of this two-part series, we review the first five symptoms to pay attention.

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What is high-frequency hearing loss?

High-frequency hearing loss is a condition where people have difficulty hearing sounds in the 2,000 to 8,000 Hertz (Hz) range. People who have this type of hearing loss have a hard time hearing the consonants s, h, or f. They may also have problems understanding female and children’s voices as well as birds or a high-pitched beep of the microwave or washing machine. People may not understand why they can hear certain sounds more than others.

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