HEARING TIPS
The Meaning of a Ruptured Eardrum
The eardrum is required for hearing because it detects sound waves and communicates the vibrations to the brain, but in addition it acts as a shield to seal the inner ear and keep it clear of infection. When your eardrum is fully intact, your inner ear is basically a...
Hearing Impairment: Some Risky Professions
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...
Guide to Common Hearing Aid Abbreviations, Types and Style
Picking out hearing aids can be hard if you are not familiar with the many acronyms commonly used to describe common styles. This collection encompasses the vast majority of the abbreviations you are likely to encounter when looking for hearing aids and offers a brief...
Signs, Symptoms and Treatments for BPPV
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 also...
An Introduction to the Speech Banana – What on Earth Is It?
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 distinctive design appearing on an audiogram....
How Can Recreational Shooters Best Safeguard Their Ears and Hearing?
Americans like their guns. Some of this interest comes from movies and TV where policemen, cowboys and bad guys are donning their guns with delight and regularly shooting at one another. The impression from these images was definitely potent, because America continues...
PSAs Are Not Intended for for Individuals with Hearing Problems
There's a lot of confusion with regards to the difference between these two categories of devices, and that confusion is increased by the number of advertisements floating around for inexpensive personal sound amplifiers (PSAs), compared with how relatively few you...
Functionality, Comfort and Hearing Protection Criteria in Choosing Childrens’ Headphones
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...
Prevention, Symptoms and Treatment of Swimmer’s Ear – Acute External Otitis
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 infection is frequently linked to...
Positives and Negatives of Replacing vs Repairing a Broken Hearing Aid
"Should I repair or replace an older hearing aid?" is one of the more common questions we get. The answer is "That depends." The question of whether to repair or replace hinges on many factors, and the "right answer" is as individual as the people asking the question....