Common But Preventable: Injuries And Deaths Due To Falling
April 3, 2024
We’ve quoted the statistics before: One out of every four older adults has a fall every year, and one out of every five falls results in a serious injury, including hip fractures (95% of hip fractures are due to a fall) and head injuries leading to death. We previously highlighted…
Listen Closely: Challenges And Opportunities With Hearing Aids
February 28, 2024
As we approach World Hearing Day on March 3, it’s valuable to know that if you suffer from hearing loss, you are certainly in good company. Over 5% of the world’s population has hearing difficulties significant enough to benefit from hearing aids, and this number is expected to double by…
The Driving Force: Planning For The Day When Driving Is Done
January 31, 2024
There are many reasons to be concerned about the safety and abilities of older drivers in this day and age, reasons that have nothing to do with outdated stereotypes or ageist tropes. There are currently 48 million drivers ages 65 and older on US roads, which is nearly 70% more…
Listen Carefully: New Tinnitus Treatments Are Here
January 24, 2024
If you’re one of the 10-15% of Americans who suffer from tinnitus, you know how annoying, disabling, or even life-altering it can be, with constant ringing, hissing, buzzing, or other sounds filling the silence in your ear. It is said that the incidence of tinnitus is on the rise and…
Hear For It: Despite OTC Hearing Aids, We’re Still Not Really Hearing Well
November 15, 2023
Despite the fact that the options for hearing aids have greatly increased, and the prices of such devices have dropped (though they are still too pricey for many), it doesn’t seem that older adults are flocking to their local Best Buy or audiologist to get on the path to better…
Play It By Ear: How Are You Adjusting To Hearing Aids?
September 13, 2023
It’s been almost one year since over-the-counter hearing aids came on the market. Since that time, agebuzz, along with many other publications, has focused on such issues as getting access to these new devices, assessing the benefit of over-the-counter versus prescription hearing aids, and determining what models, features and prices…