Teachable Moments about Healthy Hearing for Tweens
A teachable moment can occur almost anywhere—in your home, at school events, and during work and leisure time activities. Any time you...
Different Types of Earplugs
There are many different types of earplugs, from foam to re-usables, to no-rolls to custom molded plugs to banded ear plugs – and even...
How Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Mood
Nearly 17 percent of U.S. adults experience some type of hearing loss in their lifetime, according to the National Institute on Deafness...
How Often Should You Get a Hearing Test?
A hearing test is no doubt very useful for those who have even a small doubt about the veracity of their hearing. If you have a nagging...
Use Puzzles to Combat your Hearing Loss
Activities to Help Improve Your Hearing Worried about your hearing loss worsening? Not sure if you’re experiencing hearing loss? Here are...
Re-visiting Misophonia: Potential Treatments
In last month’s issue, we covered the onset of misophonia, which literally means “hatred of sound”. People with misophonia have specific...
Three Common Types of Hearing Problems
You can lose your hearing for lots of reasons: age, genetics — and all those blaring rock concerts you attended in your youth. More than...
How to Sharpen Your Listening Skills
The act of listening is not the same as hearing. When someone is communicating with you, they want to feel like they’re talking to you,...
What are the Sounds that Define Misophonia?
If you feel disgusted to the point of rage when you hear the sound of chewing, swallowing, breathing, throat-clearing and other common...
The Music We Hear…Under Water
Sound in water and sound in air are both waves that move similarly and can be characterized the same way. Sound waves can travel through...
