98 results for “hearing loss”

At a moment in time when we’re all standing farther apart and most of us have masks covering our faces, the world can seem a pretty challenging place for those with hearing impairment. In fact, not being able to understand facial expressions or read lips can be devastating for those…

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…

In case you didn’t hear about it, there have been some recent studies updating our understanding of healthy aging and hearing loss. First, out of  Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard Medical School comes word about the connection between a healthy diet and age-related hearing loss in women. The…

Raise your hand if you, too, have trouble hearing your dining companions in a restaurant or understanding the actors at your local theater. Working hard to comprehend dialogue and to hear what’s going on is an all too common effort for many of us once we reach a certain age….