Bananas don’t taste like they once did. There are rather different types of bananas being grown these days by banana farmers. These new bananas sprout faster, are more resilient, and can prosper in a wider variety of climates. And they taste quite different. So how did this change take place without us detecting it? Well, […]
New cures are constantly being found. That can be a good or bad thing. You may figure that you don’t really have to be all that careful about your hearing because you read some promising research about prospective future cures for deafness. By the time you begin showing symptoms of hearing loss, you think, they’ll […]
Have your friends, family, and co-workers been requesting that you invest in hearing aids but you’ve been stubbornly resisting? Are you thinking that your hearing loss is not that bad right now and purchasing a hearing aid isn’t worth it? Even if you believe you’re doing ok at the moment, your hearing loss might catch […]
You may develop hearing loss as you get older, particularly if you frequently expose yourself to loud noise. Hearing loss might be in your future, for instance, if you work on a noisy factory floor without ear protection. These are fairly common and widely known causes of hearing loss. But there’s a new kid on […]
For you and the people you love, living with hearing loss can be difficult to adjust to. It can also come with some dangers. What’s going to happen if you can’t hear a smoke detector or someone calling your name? If you have untreated hearing loss, you won’t hear those car sounds that could be […]
Even when it’s relatively mild, hearing loss can have a huge impact on your life. There will be a dramatic change in the way you connect with loved ones, friends, and coworkers. It can become a challenge to perform daily activities such as going shopping. But that doesn’t mean it has to be all doom […]
Want to take all the fun out of your next family get-together? Start talking about dementia. Dementia is not a topic most people are intentionally looking to talk about, mainly because it’s pretty frightening. A degenerative cognitive disease in which you gradually (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your cognitive faculties, dementia causes you to lose […]
You go into the kitchen to look for a bite to eat. How about a salty treat… maybe some crackers? Oooo, chips! Wait. Maybe this leftover slice of cheesecake. On second thought, maybe you should just have a banana. A banana is a healthier option after all. Everything is interconnected in the human body. So […]
No two instances of hearing loss are identical Just because two individuals have the same hearing loss condition doesn’t mean they will have precisely the same experience. No two instances of hearing loss are exactly alike. While it might be beneficial to learn about somebody else’s experience with hearing loss, it is essential that you […]
So, so many family get-togethers. It likely feels like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. That’s the appeal (and, some might say, the curse) of the holiday season. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this yearly catching up. You get to learn what everybody’s been up […]
