Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease that affects around 1% of the general population. If you’re one of the 1.5 million Americans living with RA, you may be familiar with the symptoms – achy, stiff,...
If you’ve been taking your hearing ability for granted, you wouldn’t be the only one. But, you should know that hearing loss is often permanent and protecting your hearing should be taken seriously.
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Hearing loss is stressful. Not being able to participate confidently in conversation and other social situations can lead to social withdrawal and depression. Add to that the other challenges t...
Nowadays you can get almost anything online. From ordering groceries to finding your future wife, the internet has almost anything and everything you can think of. Although online healthcare, also kno...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco use is the single most significant preventable cause of death and disease in the US, responsible for the demise of over 480,0...
Little ears are particularly vulnerable to damage from excessive noise. Due to a narrower ear canal, sounds are amplified further for children, making a loud noise even louder. The risk of noise-induc...
Hearing loss currently has no cure and is managed mainly with the use of hearing aids or cochlear implants. Depending on the level and nature of hearing loss, the benefit of hearing aids may ra...
When you’re first prescribed medications to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease or to treat a life-threatening bacterial infection, hearing loss is probably the last thing to concern you. Ototox...
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Approximately 50 million people around the world live with some type of dementia, the most well-known of these being Alzheimer’s disease. Specific to the...
It could be said that musicians create the sound track of our lives. We associate music with important life events. It has the power to make us dance, cry and laugh, but sometimes it’s at a significan...