by Calvert Hearing Care | Jan 10, 2014 | Hearing Loss Articles
Over ninety million people (fourty two percent of the American population) experience feelings of dizziness, vertigo, and loss of balance during their lifetime; for many of them, this experience becomes a chronic condition. In the elderly, dizziness is the most common...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Dec 30, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
When a person has trouble hearing because of the ear’s inability to conduct sound waves, she is said to be suffering from conductive hearing loss. This variety of hearing loss can come from an obstruction in the ear canal, but also from a malformation or...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Dec 23, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
You probably already know about a great number of medications that can contribute to kidney failure, increase risk of infection, and set off various additional side effects. But did you know that there are specific medications that can be harmful to your ears? These...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Nov 8, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
26 million Americans — including men, women and children of all ages — suffer from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), according to the U.S. (NIH). NIHL is a result of exposure to dangerous noise levels of 85 decibels and up, and can be temporary or...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Oct 30, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Are you searching for some basic facts and data to finally get a family member or friend to have a hearing test or be fitted for a hearing aid? Talking over some of the data related to the prevalence, causes and effects of hearing problems may finally get them to make...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Oct 20, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Hearing problems are grouped in a variety of ways. The exact section of the auditory system affected is what determines the categorization. In this article we supply a breakdown of 5 categories – sensorineural, conductive, functional, mixed and central. The...
