Hearing Loss

To date, the reality is sobering: physicians, patients, and families have little in their arsenal to combat cognitive decline once a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis has been made. Drug development continues to be disappointing and few medications currently on the market show real benefit. As we’ve previously said in agebuzz,…

You likely take them for granted: Your five senses (vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) are your gateway to exploring and appreciating the world around you, yet you don’t typically think about them- until it’s too late. And that’s a problem, especially as you get older. New research published in…

Like a broken record (albeit one you might not be able to hear), you can’t get away from the professional advice that hearing loss should not be ignored. Joining this chorus of advice is the always informative geriatrician, Dr. Leslie Kernisan, founder of Better Health While Aging, who recently described…

How many times a day do you say to someone, “Can you repeat that?” If it’s more times than you care to admit, chances are you suffer from some hearing loss- but welcome to the club. Estimates are that 45 million Americans currently are troubled by hearing loss, more than…

We can all relate to the annoyance of not hearing something- conversations that drop away in a crowded restaurant or voices that trail off while watching a movie or theater performance. But that annoyance pales in comparison to the real physical and psychological harm that can result when hearing loss…

Chances are you, or someone you know, has gone to an audiologist because of hearing problems and walked away with the suggestion for hearing aids costing thousands of dollars. And while you’re motivated to hear better, that’s a big expense, especially as it’s not covered by Medicare, and many private…