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December 9, 2024
Sound travels in waves, and higher frequency sounds produce more waves and higher sounds. The frequency or rate of waves is measured in hertz (Hz). Humans are capable of hearing sounds ranging from 20 to 20,000 Hz. People with high-frequency hearing loss have ...
December 2, 2024
Strokes can cause paralysis, speech issues, balance problems, and memory issues, and they can also cause hearing loss. Strokes affect different parts of the body in coordination with the part of the brain that’s affected. When a stroke affects one of the...
November 25, 2024
There are several tests available to measure hearing loss, but determining whether it is permanent often depends on the cause. Tests can measure hearing loss levels and sometimes show the source or location. Permanent hearing loss is most often related to agin...
November 18, 2024
Ear candles, also called ear cones or auricular candles, are long, hollow tubes made from cotton or linen soaked in beeswax, paraffin, or soy wax. The lit candle is placed inside the ear canal to create a low-level vacuum that softens and removes earwax. While...
November 11, 2024
Viruses are common causes of temporary hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems. Even slight changes in the inner ear can affect our hearing. Germs and bacteria can infect the ear directly, and an unrelated viral infection can cause inner ear inflammation....
November 4, 2024
We know that gradual hearing loss is associated with aging, and that seniors and older adults often wear hearing aids to compensate for lost hearing. Many people with hearing loss or deafness still have some level of hearing, making them good candidates for he...
October 28, 2024
Older adults may talk louder when they begin to lose their hearing. But what about younger adults who talk loudly? It’s partly biological because our voices reflect the way we’re built. The volume of a person’s voice is affected by the size o...
October 21, 2024
Certain drugs cause ototoxicity, which is a side effect from a medication that damages the inner ear. Cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation are considered ototoxic because they can affect hearing and balance. The chemotherapy drug cisplatin is the ...
October 14, 2024
IN-THE-CANAL VERSUS BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AIDS It’s a commonly held belief that in-the-canal (ITC) hearing aids are preferable because they’re smaller—in other words, they are less noticeable. Today, many tra...
September 23, 2024
IS MY CHILD AT RISK FOR A GENETIC HEARING CONDITION? Approximately 200 of our 20,000 genes are involved in the development of the ear and auditory system. A gene mutation in one or both pairs of these genes passed down from a c...
September 16, 2024
There are two basic styles of hearing aids: earmold and dome. Dome-style hearing aids don’t fit as snugly inside the ear, but some users find this more comfortable. Dome-style devices also don’t improve sound quality as much, but for mild-to-modera...
September 9, 2024
Cholesteatoma is a benign growth that occurs behind the eardrum. It happens when dead skin cells collect and form a lump or cyst. It can be present at birth, but it is usually caused by recurring ear infections, a retracted eardrum, or a ruptured eardrum. Chol...
September 2, 2024
There are two basic styles of hearing aids: earmold and dome. Dome-style hearing aids don’t fit as snugly inside the ear, but some users find this more comfortable. Dome-style devices also don’t improve sound quality as much, but for mild-to-modera...
August 26, 2024
Hearing loss may be permanent or temporary, depending on the cause. Causes of temporary hearing loss are usually linked to viruses and infections that affect the eardrum or Eustachian tubes, while permanent hearing loss has a wide range of causes. Both can be ...
August 19, 2024
The eardrum separates the middle and outer ear. A ruptured eardrum is a hole, perforation, or other opening in the eardrum. It can be caused by ear infections, so it happens more often in children. Other common causes are sudden changes in air pressure, extrem...
August 12, 2024
Hearing loss isn’t always directly caused by a problem with our ears or auditory system. Several diseases and conditions are known to cause issues in the ears that can lead to hearing loss or deafness. Some of these diseases have vaccines available&mdash...
August 5, 2024
Earwax is essential to the health of our ears. It comes from a mix of fatty secretions in the walls of the outer ear canal. Earwax is a natural cleanser with antibacterial and antifungal properties, and our jaw movements use it to send dirt, hair, and dead ski...
July 29, 2024
Moisture damage is a top cause of hearing aid malfunction. Despite efforts to keep your hearing aids dry, they still collect moisture from regular use. Hearing aids accumulate moisture from normal condensation inside the ear canal. Weather conditions, body swe...
July 22, 2024
People choose to get hearing aids an average of nine years past the time when they qualified for them. When first diagnosed with hearing loss, many people feel that their hearing isn’t a problem. Hearing loss is tricky because it usually happens graduall...
July 15, 2024
Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder that affects hearing and balance. While the exact cause is unknown, it is thought that the fluid volume and concentration in the ear, which normally remain constant, begin to fluctuate with the rest of the body,...
July 8, 2024
Ototoxicity literally means “ear poisoning.” Certain medications can damage the sensory hairs inside the inner ear that help us hear and keep our balance. These kinds of medications are known as ototoxic drugs. Salicylates are a class of drug known...
July 1, 2024
It makes sense that ear diseases like otosclerosis, Meniere’s disease, and acoustic neuroma can cause hearing loss. But there are several medical conditions unrelated to the ear that can also affect hearing. Measles causes the brain to swell, which can d...
June 24, 2024
In-the-ear (ITE) hearing instruments offer three options that are more discreet—and for some people, more comfortable—than behind-the-ear hearing instruments. While they are all custom molded to fit snugly in the ear, the right model depends on the...
June 17, 2024
Tinnitus is a common hearing problem that causes a person to hear noises other people can’t hear. Usually described as a “ringing” noise, tinnitus can sound like hissing, roaring, humming, or any underlying noise that is internal. Tinnitus is...
June 10, 2024
Hearing loss has numerous potential causes, many of which are not directly related to the ear, making the cause difficult to pinpoint. In order for your ears and brain to work together to create sound, sound waves must travel through your ear to the tiny bones...
June 3, 2024
Hyperacusis is a hearing disorder that causes a person to hear things as if they’re excessively loud or amplified, often making sounds unbearable. Everyday sounds such as conversations, turning the pages of a book or magazine, or running a car or househo...
May 27, 2024
People can be born with single-sided deafness (SSD) or it can be acquired. People who develop an acoustic neuroma (benign tumor) along the auditory nerve may experience gradual deafness in one ear. Viral infections, vascular trauma, and unknown causes ca...
May 20, 2024
The FDA recently created a new category of hearing instruments called over-the-counter (OTC) hearing instruments, which can be purchased from a retail store or online without a professional hearing evaluation. OTC hearing instruments are intended for people wi...
May 13, 2024
Hearing loss is commonly caused by normal aging and noise damage, but over 50 percent of hearing loss is actually caused by inherited conditions and diseases. Even age-related hearing loss is found to be more genetically influenced than previously realized. Ov...
May 6, 2024
Getting used to wearing two new hearing instruments can take anywhere from a few days to a few months or longer, especially if it’s your first pair. Your brain forgets how to process sounds when it doesn’t hear them regularly, and it takes time for...
April 29, 2024
WHAT DOES HEARING LOSS SOUND LIKE? Hearing loss doesn’t just make sounds quieter. It can also make sounds jumbled, muffled, and distorted. Difficulty understanding speech is one of the most common hearing loss problems, c...
April 22, 2024
Meniere’s disease is a condition that causes hearing loss in the inner ear of one or both ears. Some refer to it as a group of hearing disorders with similar symptoms that lead to hearing loss but have no apparent cause. While Meniere’s is called a...
April 15, 2024
Sclerosis means abnormal hardening of body tissue. Otosclerosis happens when abnormal bone growth occurs inside the ear. Bone remodeling is an ongoing process in which bone tissue regenerates and replaces itself. With otosclerosis, bone remodeling inside the e...
April 8, 2024
Ototoxicity is the term used for damage to the inner ear from taking certain prescription and non-prescription medications. “Ototoxicity” literally translates as “ear poisoning.” Some medications can damage the sensory cells located ins...
April 1, 2024
Hearing loss can happen gradually or suddenly. Exposure to loud sounds for too long or too often can cause damage over time. Short but extremely loud noises like explosions can damage hearing all at once. Sensory hairs in our inner ears, which are essential fo...
March 25, 2024
People who have been diagnosed with hearing loss in one ear may wonder if they need to wear hearing aids in both ears. In most cases, two hearing aids are recommended because it’s easier for the brain to interpret the sounds we hear when they come from b...
March 18, 2024
Many of us take nutritional supplements to help meet our daily dietary requirements and to either treat or prevent certain health conditions. Some antioxidant-rich supplements have been found to improve and prevent hearing problems. Alpha-lipoic acid (AL...
March 11, 2024
A diagnostic hearing evaluation is used to measure hearing loss and look for the causes. After examining the inside of the ear with an otoscope and doing a tonal threshold test, a hearing specialist may recommend additional tests to look for the location of an...
March 4, 2024
It is important to practice consistent daily cleaning and regular home maintenance of your hearing aids to keep them performing optimally. Hearing aid maintenance is like caring for your teeth: they need to be cleaned at home each night and have regular appoin...
February 26, 2024
Tinnitus is a ringing, hissing, or roaring noise inside your ears that only you can hear. The sound can be constant or intermittent, may occur in one or both ears, and can range from barely noticeable to debilitating. Although doctors don’t know what cau...
February 19, 2024
The ear diseases that most commonly cause hearing loss are otosclerosis, Meniere’s disease, autoimmune inner ear disease, and acoustic neuroma. Otosclerosis is a disease that limits movement of the tiny bones in the middle ear that vibrate to create soun...
February 12, 2024
People can become so used to wearing hearing aids that they can forget to remove them before showering or swimming. Although most hearing aids are water resistant and a few models are waterproof, none are meant to be submerged in water. A brief stint in the sh...
February 5, 2024
A retracted (collapsed) eardrum happens as the result of an air pressure imbalance inside the ear. The air pressure outside your ears should be equal to the air pressure inside your ears. When an air imbalance occurs, it can cause a vacuum effect that pulls th...
January 28, 2024
Vertigo is the sensation that you’re spinning, or that your surroundings are spinning, although you’re not moving. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) causes sudden, brief episodes of dizziness, often after changing head position. It’...
January 21, 2024
Hearing aids fit inside your ears using either an earmold or a dome. Dome styles are small cones that rest inside your ear canal. They have large openings that let in plenty of natural sound and provide good ventilation. Earmolds fit snugly inside the ear cana...
January 15, 2024
The sneezing, itching, and congestion that come with seasonal allergies is sometimes responsible for ear-related discomfort and temporary hearing loss. Extra mucus buildup from allergies can lead to fluid retention in the ear and cause hearing pro...
January 8, 2024
There are many different types and causes of deafness. Deafness is defined by the inability to hear speech, even when amplified. Profound deafness occurs when a person has a total lack of hearing (cannot hear anything lower than 90 decibels); howe...
January 1, 2024
Absolute Hearing Solutions has been the #1 Hearing Center in the Columbus Top Picks since 2016! Absolute Hearing Solutions has been the winner of the Super Service Award on Angies’ List since 2013! We want to thank everyone for all of their votes and ...
January 1, 2024
Otitis media is the most common type of ear infection, occurring in the middle ear. Otitis media with effusion (OME) happens when fluid can’t drain from the middle ear, usually after a middle ear infection. Although the fluid associated with...
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