by Professional Hearing Center | Jan 29, 2020 | Hearing Loss Articles
If you have a hearing issue, it might be a problem with your ear’s ability to conduct sound or your brain’s ability to translate signals or both depending on your exact symptoms. Age, general wellness, brain function, and the genetic makeup of your ear all...
by Professional Hearing Center | Jan 22, 2020 | Hearing Loss Articles
Have you ever been on an airplane and you start to have issues with ear pressure? Where your ears suddenly feel blocked? Your neighbor may have recommended chewing gum. And while that sometimes works, I bet you don’t know why. Here are a few tricks for popping...
by Professional Hearing Center | Jan 15, 2020 | Hearing Loss Articles
There’s a lingering belief in some circles that a practice known as “ear candling” is a good way to minimize your earwax. Does ear candling work and what is it? Do Earwax Candles Work? Spoiler alert: No. They absolutely don’t work. Why then do...
by Professional Hearing Center | Jan 8, 2020 | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s one thing to know that you need to safeguard your ears. Recognizing when to safeguard your ears is a different story. It’s not as simple as, for example, knowing when to wear sunblock. (Is it sunny and will you be outside? Then you need sunblock.)...
by Professional Hearing Center | Dec 18, 2019 | Hearing Loss Articles
Selective hearing is a term that commonly gets tossed about as a pejorative, an insult. Perhaps you heard your mother suggest that your father had “selective hearing” when she thought he might be ignoring her. But actually selective hearing is quite the...
by Professional Hearing Center | Dec 11, 2019 | Hearing Loss Articles
Hearing loss is normally thought to be an older person’s concern – in fact, it’s estimated that around 50% of individuals aged 75 and older have some form of hearing loss. And even though it’s frequently entirely preventable, a new study reveals an...
