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Hearing Loss & Fatigue

Hearing Loss & Fatigue

Published on Hearing Loss
It is common to experience fatigue after listening to someone speak or listening to music for a long period of time. You may have experienced this after a long work meeting, concert, or evening out with friends. This is referred…
Tips for Managing Tinnitus

Tips for Managing Tinnitus

Published on Tinnitus
Do you ever find that you just can’t escape a ringing in your ears? Maybe it comes when you finally find a quiet spot in nature or at the end of a long day when you are trying to fall…
Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline

Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline

Published on Hearing Health, Hearing Loss
It is common to experience cognitive decline as we age. In the first few weeks of gestation, the human brain is already building 100 new neurons per minute. Our brains continue to grow and build new neurons amazingly into our…
Everyday Activities That Could Harm Your Hearing

Everyday Activities That Could Harm Your Hearing

Published on Hearing Health
We are constantly exposed to varying levels of noise as we navigate our daily lives. Some of the sounds that we absorb from daily activities that we participate in can be harmful to hearing health. Learning about noise exposure, how…
Age-Related Hearing Loss is Often Untreated

Age-Related Hearing Loss is Often Untreated

Published on Hearing Health, Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is one of the most common medical conditions that older adults experience. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 1 in 3 adults between the ages of 65-74 has hearing loss. Additionally, half…

The Causes of Acquired Hearing Loss 

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Hearing loss is much more common than you may think. It is estimated that nearly 1 in every 6 people have some degree of hearing loss. Impacting over 48 million people, hearing loss is a health epidemic in the U.S.…

Jabra Enhance Plus

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A Deep Dive into the new Jabra Enhance Plus self-fitting hearing aids.These are FDA approved hearing aids, under the new self-fitting regulations. There is only one other device on the market in this category – the Bose Sound Control…
Things People with Hearing Loss Wish You Knew

How Treating Hearing Loss Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s  

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The link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s has been the subject of extensive research for decades. Numerous studies show that hearing loss can increase the risk of experiencing cognitive decline and the development of conditions like Alzheimer’s. People with hearing…

Best Audiologists? You bet!

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We are honored to have been nominated for Best Audiologist in Durham!Please vote for us HERE Best New Business – Services – Vote for Your Favorites in Best of Durham 2022 (durhammag.com) under the services category!Thank you so much…

Acknowledging the Reality of Hearing Loss

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An estimated 1 in 6 people have some degree of hearing loss. Impacting over 48 million people, hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions that people live with today. You likely know someone who has impaired hearing…

Eeew! Earwax?

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Eeew! Earwax?As you can imagine, we see a LOT of earwax in a day!Earwax is also known by the medical term cerumen. It is made up of a combination of sebum, sweat, and dead skin cells, and has…
Start Your New Year with Better Hearing!

Start Your New Year with Better Hearing!

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What are your plans for the new year? Lots of people intend to change things up in the new year, and the list of resolutions might grow by the day. Whether you plan to get better nutrition, more exercise, longer…