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.

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.

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.

Hearing loss affects people of all ages and backgrounds. It is an assumption that it can only affect people that are constantly surrounded by noise, but even in quiet offices many people silently suffer from hearing loss. Many people hide their hearing loss from their coworkers, which can lead to uncomfortable situations if you can’t understand what someone is saying to you.

When a young child wears hearing aids, how do you know that they are hearing everything they should be in the classroom and socially? Children, more than adults, often get distracted and don’t pay attention when someone is talking to them or the group they are a part of.

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.

May is better hearing and speech month (BHSM) so that we can raise awareness about hearing and speech problems nationwide. Here at Sound Hearing Care we are dedicated to providing Upstate patients with life-altering treatment for their hearing issues.

Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from Tinnitus. It is often a loud ringing or buzzing heard in your ears and is a sign of hearing damage. The sounds can range from mildly disrupting to extremely exasperating.

Whether you are choosing your first hearing aid or your fifth, deciding on one that you will be happy with for several years can be overwhelming. When you meet with a hearing care professional, it is good to go over all of your options to determine which will be the best for your hearing loss, lifestyle, and style. Read more to learn about the questions you should ask yourself when choosing a hearing aid.

While researchers are still studying the relationship between the two, hearing loss and sleep apnea appear strongly linked, according to several studies published in the past few years.

Did you know that untreated hearing loss can affect your physical and mental health?When you have hearing loss, it not only changes how you hear the world around you, but it can also affect other parts of your body when left untreated for too long.

Every March, friends and family gather to watch their favorite college basketball teams compete in the March Madness tournament. For people with hearing loss, that can be challenging hearing the announcers whether watching the games at home or in a sports bar.

If you have ringing or buzzing in your ear, you probably suffer from tinnitus. If you’ve spoken with your doctor about tinnitus solutions and you were probably told that there is no cure. While that is true, there is still help out there to help you manage and receive tinnitus relief.

World Hearing Day is held each year on March 3 to raise awareness on how to prevent hearing loss, tinnitus, deafness, and how to care for your ears. The Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO) creates a campaign each year to share information and awareness about hearing loss and how to improve hearing care.

If you find your tinnitus plaguing you and interrupting your day, Widex has developed an app to help you throughout your day.

Did you know there is a connection between heart health and hearing loss?

When a child has a hearing impairment at a very early age, learning to imitate sounds becomes very challenging.

It is important to have a yearly hearing health exam because hearing loss can happen at any time and it often happens over the course of several years.

The holidays are a time to enjoy the company of family, friends, and coworkers. Many gatherings include a lot of people at parties hosted in houses, restaurants, and banquet halls. This can trigger stress for people with hearing loss because of the difficulty hearing conversations, and can also cause people to struggle communicating during social engagements.

Here are 5 simple tips that will make traveling with hearing loss much more manageable this holiday season!