July 23, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Blausen.com staff. “Blausen gallery 2014”. That there is a right way to clean your ears implies that there is a wrong way, and in fact, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is common, and it breaks the first rule of cleaning your ears: don’t insert foreign objects into your ear canal. That […]
July 16, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
It’s common to think of hearing loss as an unavoidable problem connected with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s routine use of iPods. But the numbers indicate that the larger problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work. In the US, 22 million workers are subjected to potentially […]
June 18, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Nearly 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no external sound source exists. This phantom sound is normally identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking. First it is important to know about tinnitus is that it’s a symptom, not […]
June 11, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Zinc-air-battery-types by Marc Andressen is licensed under Attribution CC 2.0 You could make a strong case that the most critical component of your hearing aid is the battery: without it, nothing else works, and if it fails, your hearing fails with it. In this quick guide, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about […]
June 4, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, caused by exposure to substantial sound levels from personal audio devices and very loud environments such as clubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. An estimated 26 million Americans already suffer from the condition. If noise-induced hearing loss […]
May 28, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
If we seriously want to understand hearing loss, we need to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively challenging, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. Together, the two sides of hearing loss can wreak havoc on a person’s total well being, as the physical […]
May 21, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Many people are surprised to hear how young the field of audiology actually is, and how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you wished to find the founding father of biology, as an example, you’d have to go back in time by 2,300 years and read the The […]
April 26, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Sometimes, it seems like we love to deceive ourselves. Wikipedia has an article named “List of common misconceptions” that consists of hundreds of widely-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the web page and you’ll see approximately 385 references to credible sources. For example, did […]
April 5, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a qualified professional diagnosis, notwithstanding the fact that the warning signs of hearing loss are very clear to others. But are those with hearing loss merely too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a couple of specific reasons. Perhaps […]
March 26, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
If the unknown triggers anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is particularly stressful. While almost all of us have experience with the family physician and the local dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist might be a first. It sure would be nice to have someone describe the process upfront, wouldn’t it? Well, […]
