Informative article on Healthy Hearing contributed by Debbie Clason, on "Why do my Ears feel Clogged?" Here are four of the most common reasons why your ears might feel clogged. Impacted earwax Normally, earwax is the body’s way of protecting the ear. Its sticky consistency traps dirt and other pollutants, act as a lubricant, and because it naturally falls out of the ear canal on its own, serves as a natural self-cleaning agent. On occasion, however, it can become impacted and affect … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
Hearing Health and Vitamins
Do Vitamins contribute to Hearing Health? An informative article in Healthy Hearing contributed by Joy Victory, Managing Editor. Many of us know that vitamin D helps our bones and vitamin A is good for vision, but are there any equivalent vitamins for hearing health? Not exactly, said Dr. Sharon Curhan, MD, a physician and epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. While there is evidence that a healthy diet is linked to a lower risk of hearing … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Hearing Aids
Do hearing aids make you healthier? This is discussed in an article on Healthy Hearing contributed byTemma Ehrenfeld. The links between hearing loss and a host of problems have prompted research on the question of how better hearing might protect you. The impact of hearing aids is a new and growing field, and the findings are mostly upbeat. More than a decade ago, research suggested that hearing aids improve overall quality of life. Hearing loss is far easier to correct than many of the … [Read more...]
Buyer Beware
In the last two weeks, I have had two patients come in with items that they purchased used off of ebay. Neither turned out well. My first patient bought a bluetooth device to use with his hearing aids. It was three years old and had a rechargeable battery. Rechargeable batteries don't last forever and three years is getting kind of old. This could have been a big problem. The bigger problem was it would not work with his hearing aids without additional equipment. There was also no warranty … [Read more...]