by Hear Virginia | Aug 6, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t tend to begin appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the capability to clearly hear them. We don’t pause to give thought to, for example, how much we enjoy a good conversation with a friend until we...
by Hear Virginia | Jul 30, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The hearing healthcare marketplace has two barriers that prevent people from acquiring healthier hearing: The inability to recognize hearing loss in the first place (owing to its gradual onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive solution....
by Hear Virginia | Jul 23, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Blausen.com staff. “Blausen gallery 2014”. That there is a right way to clean your ears implies that there is a wrong way, and for sure, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is widespread, and it breaches the first rule of cleaning your ears: don’t...
by Hear Virginia | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s typical to think of hearing loss as an unavoidable problem connected with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s regular use of iPods. But the numbers suggest that the larger problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work. In...
by Hear Virginia | Jun 18, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
About 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no outside sound source exists. This phantom sound is commonly identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking. The...
by Hear Virginia | Jun 4, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion individuals are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss, induced by exposure to elevated sound levels from personal audio devices and very loud environments such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting...
