The Importance of Healthy Hearing During the Pandemic During the pandemic, the safety restrictions placed on senior living facilities, and seniors in general, have severely limited or eliminated social interactions with family and peers. This type of isolation can produce changes in communication and can lead to anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, during this time older adults who have been successful … Read More
Hearing Loss and Heart Disease
The Link Between Hearing Loss and Heart Disease As we age, two major health concerns are heart disease and hearing loss. Aside from COVID-19, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, while hearing loss is one of the most common health concerns older adults face, affecting about 2 percent of adults aged 45 to 54 … Read More
Understanding Your Insurance Benefits
Understanding Your Insurance Benefits for Hearing Care We’re just a couple of months into the new year, so you may not have had the chance to use or check out your insurance benefits, especially as they relate to hearing aids. But if you’re still trying to figure your benefits out, Associated Audiologists has created a special guide to help called … Read More
As You Age, You May be at Increased Risk of Falling
How Aging Increases Fall Risk According to the Vestibular Disorders Association, one of the leading health concerns for people over the age of 60 is falling, which is often related to balance problems. Each year millions of adults fall and one in five of those falls leads to serious injury, based on information from the Centers for Disease Control. One … Read More
Infant Sound Machines—Is There Any Danger to Hearing?
Are Infant Sound Machines Safe for Hearing? Not much is as comforting or as peaceful as a sleeping baby, but getting a baby to sleep can sometimes be a challenge. Older parents may remember sitting their baby near the clothes dryer or running the vacuum cleaner to drown out environmental sounds that often wake a sleeping baby, like a barking … Read More
Is the Pandemic Making Tinnitus Worse?
Is the Pandemic Making Tinnitus Worse? Is the Pandemic Making Tinnitus Worse?According to an article published in The Hearing Review, new research reveals that tinnitus, a common condition that causes the perception of noise in the ear and head, is being made worse by COVID-19 – as well as the measures helping to keep us safe, such as isolation and … Read More
New Study Points to Dancing As Key to Balance and Fall Prevention
Study Shows Dancing Improves Balance and Prevents Falls Dancing is about more than having fun—it’s about being active, especially as we age. And now, there’s another good reason to kick up your heels and cut a rug—dancing can help prevent falls! According to the results of a meta-analysis published in JAMA Open recently, the researchers pooled data from 29 controlled … Read More
Start the New Year Off Right with a Hearing Evaluation
Start the New Year with a Hearing Evaluation With the holidays behind us, did you notice you had more problems than usual hearing friends and family, especially on Zoom or conference calls? Or have you had trouble hearing the television and you’ve found the volume creeping up? Has it been more difficult to hear or understand others when they are … Read More
Measuring the Impact of Hearing Loss on Life
Measuring the Impact of Hearing Loss on Daily Life How do you measure the impact of hearing loss on life? According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), one way is to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). These are the number of healthy years lost due to a disease or other health condition. For a condition like … Read More
Number of People with Hearing Loss to Increase
Number of People with Hearing Loss to Increase According to researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, in 2020, 55 percent of adults with hearing loss are 70 or older. In just 40 years, by 2060, that rate will jump to 67 percent. The researchers projected future hearing loss using data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. … Read More
