Balance and Dizzness Part 3: Treatment and Management
Treatment of dizziness will depend on the cause and can include exercises, medication, and lifestyle changes. Two of the most common disorders of the inner ear related to dizzines are Meniere’s and Benign Paroxysmal Positional…
Read MoreBalance and Dizziness Part 2: Diagnosis
Last time we discussed some of the causes of dizziness. Today we will look at the first steps to take if you are experiencing dizziness and how health professionals go about diagnosing the cause. First…
Read MoreBalance and Dizziness Part 1: Causes
Many of us will experience dizziness at one time or another. In this blog we will go over some of the most common causes of dizziness and balance issues. Dizziness related to the inner ear…
Read MoreWhat should musicians look for in a hearing aid?
First, why would musicians and music lovers need to consider special features for music? Well, the answer is that most hearing aids are optimized for speech. Music and speech present hearing aids with different problems…
Read MoreNoise may have greater impact on musicians than we thought
We have known for some time that excessive noise leads to hearing loss. However, a recent study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine has shown that the risk to musicians is extremely high . In…
Read MoreYard work: a source on noise we often don’t think about
It’s midsummer, and for many of you that means time spent out in the yard. But, did you know that some noise from yardwork can be just as damaging to your hearing as industrial noise…
Read MoreA headphone that protects your ears while listening to music
It has become difficult to walk down the street without seeing someone using a set of earbuds or headphones. They have become so ubiquitus that it is unlikely people are going to stop wearing them…
Read MoreNew evidence that noise exposure directly damages the brain
As if we didn’t already know noise exposure is not good for us, a recent Italian study has found that noise directly damages the brains of rats. That is, noise doesn’t simply affect the tiny…
Read MoreCommon objections to hearing aids and their solutions: Part 4
In this last entry on common objections to hearing aids we will be looking at one we hear fairly often: my friend or family member has hearing aids, but they don’t use them. There could…
Read MoreCommon objections to hearing aids and their solutions: Part 3
A very common objection to hearing aids is that people feel they will have a hard time handling them. They may remember parents or grandparents having to constantly fidget with the volume control or perhaps…
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