The Life-Changing Benefits of Hearing Aids
Hearing loss affects more than just your ability to hear. It can impact your relationships, your mental health, physical wellness, cognitive abilities and your overall quality of life. Below we explore some of the impacts of untreated hearing loss and how hearing aids can change your life for the better. Hearing Loss & Dementia Hearing…
What Is Auditory Deprivation?
If you don’t work out your muscles, they’ll become weak over time. The same is true for the parts of your brain responsible for hearing; when you have hearing loss, they don’t get the exercise they need. The result is auditory deprivation. What Causes Auditory Deprivation? When hearing is normal, incoming sound signals are encoded…
The Link Between Hearing Loss & Dementia
Hearing loss affects approximately one in three adults ages 65 to 74 and one in two adults ages 75 and up. Because hearing loss and dementia are closely linked, this is concerning for older populations, who are at elevated risk of developing both conditions. We explore more about this link below. Studies Linking Hearing Loss…
Strategies for Coping with Brain Fog Caused by Hearing Problems
Do you ever feel tired or ‘foggy’ after a social event or long conversation? Do you find it hard to follow along at all-day conferences at Indian River State College Schreiber Conference Center? If so, you’re not alone. It turns out this feeling of brain fog is common for people with hearing loss. Below we…
Risk of Dementia Doubles for Those with Hearing & Vision Loss
A lot changes as we age, both for better and for worse. We become wiser; we create memories with our loved ones, like taking walks around the Lagoon Greenway; we develop wrinkles around our eyes after years of laughter, and maybe we lose some of our hearing and eyesight. While these changes are normal, some…
Hearing Loss Associated with Memory and Mental Health Problems During Pandemic
There’s a lot of turmoil and conflict going on in the world, but there’s one thing we can all agree on: this pandemic is hard to cope with. While stay-at-home orders are important for keeping us safe from the virus, they’ve also caused many to be cut off from their support systems and spend more…
Can Hearing Aids Protect Your Ability to Think?
Untreated hearing loss has been linked to a variety of physical, mental and emotional problems, including earlier onset of cognitive decline. Treating your hearing loss with hearing aids is one of many ways you can help prevent or delay this condition, just like completing the daily crossword puzzle or taking a class at Florida Atlantic…
Can Audiologists Help Detect Cognitive Decline?
What comes to mind when you think about what audiologists do? Many people think of things like conducting hearing tests and fitting hearing aids. Both these things are true, but the role of audiologists is much more involved. In some cases, they play a key role in identifying cognitive decline early. What Do Audiologists Do?…
The Link Between Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline
When you think about the risks of untreated hearing loss, what comes to mind? Many people would mention difficulty communicating with others, strained relationships and feelings of isolation. But did you know that untreated hearing loss is also associated with a higher risk of developing dementia? We explore this connection below. What the Studies Show…
Understanding CROS and BiCROS Hearing Aids
CROS and BiCROS hearing aids are used to treat a specific type of hearing loss called single-sided deafness (SSD), a condition that affects approximately 60,000 people in the U.S. each year. What Is Single-Sided Deafness? People with single-sided deafness have hearing loss in only one ear or have much more severe hearing loss in one…