Patient Resources
New Research Brings New Avenues for Targeted Treatment and Early Detection of Alzheimer’s
It may come as a surprise to find that Alzheimer’s and hearing loss can often go hand in hand; without hearing the information you need to register, your brain fills in the gaps or forgets what wasn’t heard altogether, leading to swathes of information you don’t...
Small but Effective Ways to Regain Your Focus
Something we could all use a little more of is focus – whether it’s for work, a hobby, or even watching TV before bed, how many times do you pick up your phone or tablet to see what’s going on there instead? With so many distractions out and about, it only makes...
Hearing Loss & Alzheimer’s: Six Steps to Lower Your Risk
Alzheimer’s disease, the seventh leading cause of death in the US, affects more than six million Americans nationwide. While several factors that can influence your risk of Alzheimer’s, including your age, genetics, gender, and more, cannot be changed, there are...
How to Be Heard When You Don’t Have a Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can affect anyone, regardless of their age or circumstances, but sometimes, your hearing test will come back with zero loss detected. For those who went to get their hearing tested to monitor future changes, this can be a good sign of stable hearing....
Cognitive Fitness: How HIIT and Interval Training Can Work Out Your Brain
According to a new study from July 2024, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to provide better benefits to your brain’s health than less vigorous routines. While exercise like yoga, swimming, and other methods of sporting can bring great benefits...
Music as Medicine: How Music Can Be Therapeutic
What’s your favorite song? I can think of a few off the top of my head, but I listen to different songs for different moods: specific albums for when I feel happy, when I need to work some anger or sadness out, and even a few tunes for dancing when the time is...
Apple’s Hearing Aid Features Released | Our Initial Impressions
Today, October 28, 2024, Apple released its iOS 18.1 software, which includes the long-anticipated hearing health features. This release has been a long time coming, as we have closely monitored the progress, announcements, and initial rumors over the past nine...
Hearing Loss and Oxidative Stress: The Unlikely Link
Oxidative stress is the name for the imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in your body; with too many free radicals and not enough antioxidants, the excess free radicals will start to harm your body’s cells and tissues. While there are no clear symptoms or...
The Impact of Hormone Imbalances and Hearing Loss on Cognitive Functions
Recent studies have emerged linking hormone imbalances as we get older to a decline in cognitive health, which is the part of the brain related to memory and fine motor skills. As we age, we naturally lose sex-related hormones, called estrogen, progesterone, and...
When Was Your Last Hearing Test?
This research, taken on by YouGov, found that many British adults claimed their hearing was good but found they struggled in noisy surroundings like restaurants or pretended to follow conversations they couldn’t hear. But despite how over a third of people surveyed...