by Calvert Hearing Care | Aug 20, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Could excessively noisy environments at work be damaging your hearing? Noise-induced hearing loss is the most common reason for hearing loss. Certain occupations are simply more noisy than others, and workers in those fields should be appropriately concerned about...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Aug 6, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Vertigo, a sensation of movement where the person or the person’s surroundings seem to whirl dizzily, is generally regarded as a rather unpleasant experience. Vertigo feelings can disrupt balance and lead to falls that can be serious in the elderly; vertigo can...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Jul 29, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
No, the “speech banana” is not a super fruit that improves hearing or is a reference to that classic vaudeville comic skit that goes, “Speak up…I can’t hear you…I’ve got a banana in my ear.” The “speech banana” is a...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Jul 5, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
One thing you can look forward to if you have children is that at some point they are going to ask you to buy them some headphones to use with their computers, games and music players. No big shock there. After all, headphones commonly offer a better experience when...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Jun 28, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Acute external otitis is an infection of the outer ear canal – the portion outside your eardrum. Virtually all people recognize it by its common name – swimmer’s ear. The popular name “swimmer’s ear” derives from the fact that the...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Jun 7, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
If you have some type of hearing loss, do you ever find that listening to people talk is work, and that you need to try really hard to understand what people say? You are not alone. The feeling that listening and understanding is demanding work is common among people...
