What To Know About Bone Conduction Tests
Bone conduction testing is a type of hearing test that allows an audiologist to determine whether a person is experiencing sensorineural or conductive hearing loss. This test involves the use of vibrations that are transmitted directly through the skull, bypassing the external and middle ear, to gauge hearing ability. Typically, this test is administered alongside…
How Are Multiple Sclerosis and Hearing Loss Related?
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition that attacks the body’s protective layer surrounding the nerves in the brain, spinal cord and eyes. This leads to a spectrum of symptoms, including muscle pain, weakness and cognitive challenges. The progression of MS is marked by periods of remission and relapse, and it affects approximately 2 million…
How To Manage Your Hearing Loss During Work Events
As you are comfortably into the new year, a resolution you may have for yourself is to continue to invest in your professional goals. With that comes attending additional work events and displaying your interest and engagement. Hearing loss can make it difficult to feel engaged. If you have any form of hearing loss, you…
How Can Potassium Affect Your Hearing Health?
As the new year approaches, it’s natural to plan wellness goals for yourself. As you consider your diet goals, you may want to consider how certain vitamins and minerals, such as potassium, contribute to your overall health and hearing health. How It Works A healthy diet cannot reverse hearing loss but can be a strategy…
What To Know About Ear Hair
Ear hair is helpful for protecting your inner ear from debris. As you age, you may develop a lot of ear hair you haven’t noticed before. It is luckily harmless and can easily be removed. Types of Ear Hairs Ear hairs, along with ear wax provide a natural barrier for protection. There are two types…
Can Hearing Loss Make You Tired?
You probably know that hearing loss can make it harder to listen to music or follow along with the dinner conversation when out to eat at Carson Kitchen. You might be surprised to learn that hearing loss can also make you feel more tired. Why Would Hearing Loss Contribute to Fatigue? When you have hearing…
How Can You Manage Your Hearing Loss at Work?
Hearing loss can affect all parts of our life, from not hearing your partner at home to struggling to understand our peers during work meetings. Finding ways to cope with your hearing loss during work can help remove some of the associated stress and may lead to more energy and greater enjoyment of your job….
What To Expect From Ear Tube Placement Surgery
Ear infections are an extremely common pediatric complaint. Symptoms you may see in children with ear infections may include, but are not limited to: While ear infections are less common in adults, they may exhibit many of the same symptoms as children. While most ear infections go away on their own, chronic or frequently recurrent…
Tips For Navigating Airports With Hearing Loss
Spring is here, and summer is right around the corner, making it the perfect time to start planning your next vacation. While visiting a new city or country is an amazing experience, navigating an airport can be much more stressful. It can be even more difficult if you have hearing loss. Let’s go over a…
Here’s How to Make the Most of Video Games with Hearing Loss
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that, “One in eight people in the United States (13 percent, or 30 million) aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears, based on standard hearing examinations.” If you’re among this population, you know that your hearing loss can impact your life…