January 3, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
New cures are constantly being discovered. That can be a good thing and a bad thing. You might figure that you really don’t have to be very careful about your hearing because you read some encouraging research about prospective future cures for deafness. You’ll feel like they will probably have a cure for deafness by […]
December 20, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You might develop hearing loss as you get older, particularly if you regularly expose yourself to loud noise. Likewise, if you work on a busy factory floor and don’t use ear protection, hearing loss may be in your future. These hearing loss causes are pretty common. But there’s a new fighter in the ring, and […]
December 12, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
For you and the people in your life, living with hearing loss can take some work 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? Car noises can warn you about dangers ahead, but if you have untreated […]
November 29, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Want to suck all the fun out of your next family get-together? Start to talk about dementia. Dementia isn’t a subject most individuals are actively looking to talk about, mostly because it’s rather frightening. Dementia, which is a degenerative cognitive condition, causes you to lose touch with reality, experience memory loss, and causes a general […]
November 9, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
So, so many family celebrations. During the holidays, it probably seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative almost every weekend. That’s the charm (and, some might say, the curse) of the holiday season. Normally, this type of yearly catching up is something that’s pleasing to look forward to. You get to learn […]
November 9, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
So, so many family celebrations. During the holidays, it probably seems like you’re meeting (or re-meeting) a new long-lost relative almost every weekend. That’s the charm (and, some might say, the curse) of the holiday season. Normally, this type of yearly catching up is something that’s pleasing to look forward to. You get to learn […]
October 25, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
While everybody has dealt with a runny nose, we don’t commonly talk about other types of cold symptoms because they are less common. Occasionally, a cold can move into one or more ears, but you rarely hear about those. This kind of cold can be more harmful than a common cold and shouldn’t ever be […]
September 27, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Most people are aware of the common causes of hearing loss, but certain chemicals can also lead to hearing loss which can come as a surprise. While there are numerous groups of people at risk, individuals in industries like textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have greater exposure. You can safeguard your quality of […]
September 20, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Aiden loves music. While he’s out running, he’s listening to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: gaming, gym time, cooking, and everything else. His headphones are almost always on, his life a completely soundtracked affair. But the exact thing that Aiden loves, the loud, immersive music, may […]
September 7, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Let’s imagine you go to a rock show. You’re cool, so you spend all night in the front row. It’s enjoyable, although it’s not good for your ears which will be ringing when you get up in the morning. (That part’s less enjoyable.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear […]