August 8, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
The eardrum performs two extremely important functions: clearly, it vibrates when it senses sound waves, but additionally it functions as a barrier to safeguard the inner ear from infections. Whenever your eardrum is intact, your inner ear is basically a sterile and protected place; however when it has been perforated or torn, harmful bacteria may […]
July 29, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
When you have kids, sooner or later they will ask you to buy them headphones to use with their music players, computers, and gaming systems. And there are reasons for this, because headphones can enhance the experience of these media, but there are specific characteristics you should look for when you buy. Proper fit is […]
July 22, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Sadly, the “speech banana” isn’t a super fruit that improves hearing or is a reference to that old comic skit that goes, “Speak up…I can’t hear you…I’ve got a banana in my ear.” The thing that the “speech banana” refers to is a special pattern found in the results of an audiogram, which is a […]
July 15, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
America has a robust history of gun use, based somewhat on the TV and movies we knew as a kids, which contained pictures of cowboys and policemen firing guns almost constantly. These visuals appear to have made a lasting impression, because many millions still enjoy shooting guns, either at firing ranges or while hunting. The […]
June 28, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
For those of you who have suffered some form of hearing loss, do you ever find yourself having to work very hard to understand what is being said to you or around you? This sensation of having to try to understand people is common even among people who wear hearing aids, because the aids must […]
June 21, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Acute external otitis or otitis externa – more commonly called swimmer’s ear – is an infection that affects the outer ear canal. The infection is termed swimmer’s ear because it commonly comes about as the result of moisture staying in the ears after swimmingwhich provides a wet environment that promotes microbial growth. Swimmer’s ear is […]
May 31, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Among the sometimes bothersome things about being a hearing specialist is that a lot of the conditions we encounter that have caused our patients to lose their hearing cannot be reversed. Damage to the very tiny, sensitive hair cells of the inner ear is among the more prevalent reasons for hearing loss. The work of […]
May 22, 2013 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
In the same way that there are many reasons for hearing loss, there are many different types of hearing loss; understanding the way that we hear is the first step in understanding the distinct types. We receive sounds through the outer ear, which is not just the part of the ear on the outside of […]
