Did you know that springtime allergies can affect your hearing? Another great article in Healthy Hearing by Joy Victory titled: Spring allergies and weather changes: Are your ears ready? For all of the joys spring brings us, from the first crocuses emerging to feeling the warmth of the sun on our skin for the first time in months, it also brings rain, erratic temperature shifts and seasonal allergies. All of which can play havoc with your ears and hearing. Changes in Barometric … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2021
Older Adults and Hearing Loss
Startling information about Older Adults (especially women) haven't gotten checked for hearing loss. The University of Michigan Health Lab has an an article titled: Most Older Adults, Especially Women, Haven’t Gotten Checked for Hearing Loss. The article states that Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many haven’t had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according to a … [Read more...]
Hearing and Neuroscience Breakthrough
It's always exciting when there are new hearing technological breakthroughs. In a report in Neuroscience News, titled, Experimental Hearing Implant Succeeds in Registering Brain Waves is explained: Summary: An experimental twist on a classic cochlear implant allows researchers to directly measure brain waves and assess how good, or bad, a person’s hearing is. Source: KU Leuven Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a … [Read more...]
Hearing Aids – Tax Deductible?
We are coming up on our Tax Deadline, which is normally April 15th, but this year the IRS has extended the filing and payment deadline to May 17th. But the big question everyone wants to know is: Are my hearing aids tax deductible? In a great article in Healthy Hearing by Debbie Clason, it states: Many of your medical expenses are considered eligible deductions by the federal government. Since hearing loss is considered a medical condition and hearing aids are medical devices regulated … [Read more...]