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Can allergies cause hearing loss?
Your eyes are itchy and your nose is runny–typical for allergy season, you tell yourself. But could your allergies also account for your stuffy ears and diminished sense of hearing?
Hearing loss is tiring? I was skeptical—until I took a hearing test
Hearing requires effort and hearing loss exhausts the brain, leading to "ear fatigue."
Hearing loss and anxiety: What's the connection?
Though you might not automatically associate hearing loss with anxiety, the two conditions are interconnected. When you have hearing loss, you may struggle with communication, leading to feelings of isolation, frustration, and increased anxiety in social situations.
What is hidden hearing loss?
Have you been told you have normal hearing test results, but still feel like you have problems hearing, especially speech and conversations? ou may have what's known as "hidden" hearing loss.
Hearing loss and listening fatigue
Most of us have felt exhausted after listening to someone speak for a long time. Often, this fatigue is just a normal consequence of paying attention to sounds for extended periods of time (such as after a long work meeting). It's your brain's way of saying "I need a break!"