Healthcare News
Hearing loss and anxiety: What`s the connection?
If you’ve just been diagnosed with hearing loss—or your hearing has gotten worse—you may be feeling anxious. It's a normal reaction to stressful situations, but for some people it spirals out of control and becomes a disorder in and of itself.
Living with mild hearing loss
Hearing loss is divided into degrees of severity from mild to profound. If you have mild hearing loss, your hearing loss isn't severe and you can likely "fake it until you make it" in many social situations.
What is hyperacusis?
Do normal sounds seem unbearable to you? For some people, ordinary levels of sound make their ears hurt. It can be a bewildering experience, both for the person who has it, and their friends and family.
Researchers analyze varying structure of ear canals to improve comfort, efficiency of earplugs
Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health problems. Excessive noise not only causes hearing loss and tinnitus, but also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. To provide protection, workers normally wear earplugs. However, commonly available earplugs are often uncomfortable, since they don't fit everyone's ears equally well. How could we improve the comfort and effectiveness of these earplugs? What aspects of the ear canal must be taken into account?
Can menopause cause hearing loss and tinnitus?
The decision to take hormone therapy (HT) to tame menopausal symptoms can be complex. There are benefits and risks that you must weigh with your healthcare provider.