May 26, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Communicating in the presence of hearing loss can be trying—for each party. For people with hearing loss, limited hearing can be stressful and draining, and for their conversation companions, the frequent repeating can be just as taxing. However, the difficulty can be alleviated as long as both parties assume responsibility for profitable communication. Since communication […]
May 19, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Have you ever suffered extreme mental exhaustion? Perhaps you felt this way after finishing the SAT examination, or after concluding any test or task that called for rigorous concentration. It’s like running a marathon in your head—and when you’re finished, you just want to crash. A similar experience happens in those with hearing loss, and […]
May 12, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
In 2013, Johns Hopkins University researcher and epidemiologist Dr. Frank Lin led a study which was the first to examine the potential consequence of hearing loss on mental performance. Research volunteers with hearing loss took repeated cognitive assessments, used to evaluate memory and thinking skills, over the length of six years. Hearing tests were also […]
May 5, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You’ve most likely never noticed, but on the back of any package of cotton swabs there’s a written warning that is some variation of this: “Caution: Do not enter the ear canal with this product. Penetrating the ear canal could lead to injury.” If you have a package of cotton swabs nearby, go take a […]
April 28, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
The curious thing regarding hearing loss is that, statistically, if you have it, you more than likely won’t acknowledge it or seek treatment for at least five to seven years—possibly longer. The statistics: 20 percent of the US population, or 48 million individuals, have some extent of hearing loss. Of those with hearing loss, only […]
April 14, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
If hearing loss is the invisible disability, then sound is the invisible hazard. Without even being alert to it, the sounds we subject ourselves to might be producing permanent hearing loss that grows irreversibly year after year. Who’s in danger of hearing loss? An average conversation registers at a volume of around 60 decibels. City […]
March 17, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Hearing loss is identified as the invisible disability for a reason. No one can view or observe your hearing loss, and no one can sense your difficulty and stress. The only thing people can experience is their OWN aggravation when they have to repeat themselves. Sadly, those with hearing loss rarely get the benefit of […]
March 10, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Life hack is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as: “A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way.” Life hacks can help save you both time and money, and some are so easy you’ll wonder why you hadn’t already thought of them. Creative but straightforward life-hacks […]
February 18, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
There seems to be more misunderstanding when it relates to hearing care than with most other medical specializations. We don’t need to ask, for example, what a dentist or eye doctor can do for us. But when it comes to our hearing, we’re typically uncertain as to what we should do or who we should […]
February 4, 2016 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You have most likely watched the advertisements. The ones pushing PSAPs, or personal sound amplification products, ensuring a boost to hearing for as little as 20 dollars. It sounds like a excellent bargain—especially when compared to the substantial price tag of a hearing aid. In reality, it’s not so much a great deal as it […]