Causes of Hearing Loss

  • Did You Know About These 5 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Myths?

    Did You Know About These 5 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Myths?

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    By far, the most prevalent and most dangerous myth about hearing loss is that it is caused by either age or genetics, affecting only the elderly or those born with a hearing impairment. Nevertheless, even after this misconception has been dispelled, the general population remains woefully ill-informed about the other, more common cause of hearing

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  • Hearing Aids Whistle: 4 Reasons Why It Happens and What to Do About It

    Hearing Aids Whistle: 4 Reasons Why It Happens and What to Do About It

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    Modern hearing aids come packed to the brim with features like Bluetooth connectivity, the ability to stream music, noise cancellation, etc. These newer models usually come with strong features to manage this sqeeling sound well enough to never let it happen. However, older models of hearing aids, or instruments fitted incorrectly do still carry this

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  • 4 Steps to Fight the Silent Epidemic: Hearing Loss

    4 Steps to Fight the Silent Epidemic: Hearing Loss

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    Are you having to turn your television’s volume higher and higher to hear it over the years? Or, have you started speaking to your ageing parents louder and louder for them to understand what you’re saying? Unfortunately, we tend not to notice these little things, but they are signs of a silent and crippling epidemic:

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  • What to Expect During Your First Visit to a Hearing Clinic

    What to Expect During Your First Visit to a Hearing Clinic

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    It is essential to treat any health-related issues at their root; otherwise, they may become severe with time. Worse, irreversible! This is especially when we are dealing with the ears—one of the body’s most sensitive and vital organs. Data suggests most people with hearing impairments had lived for 10-years with their symptoms before they sought

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  • How to Know if It’s Time to Visit an Audiologist

    How to Know if It’s Time to Visit an Audiologist

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    Some people hesitate to see a Hearing Care Professional even if they have hearing problems. Some even deny the problem exists and that could be even more costly. For instance, leaving hearing loss untreated could lead to permanent long-term damage, or lead to other health concerns such as Alzheimer’s, depression and dementia. That is why

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  • Prevalence Of Hearing Loss

    Prevalence Of Hearing Loss

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    [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “When someone in the family has a hearing loss, the entire family has a hearing problem.” – Mark Ross, Ph.D.   [/perfectpullquote] Hearing loss is a disorder that affects the personal and professional life of an individual. And contrary to the myth, hearing loss is NOT an

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  • The Quiet Enemy: Hearing Loss In Military Personnel And How To Tackle It

    The Quiet Enemy: Hearing Loss In Military Personnel And How To Tackle It

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    Let’s face it – War is hell! And, in today’s wars, hell is a very noisy place! Sometimes, an injury isn’t visible… and yet, it can be very harmful! [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]If there is a single injury that inflicts military personnel more than any other, it is hearing loss and

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  • Diabetes And Hearing Loss

    Diabetes And Hearing Loss

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    We have already busted the myth that hearing loss is purely an age-related disorder! Several factors contribute to hearing loss – including illnesses, head injuries and certain medication. Researchers believe that the presence of diabetes could contribute to hearing loss or deafness. [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]In fact, hearing loss has been

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  • 10 Famous Personalities Who Overcame Hearing Loss!

    10 Famous Personalities Who Overcame Hearing Loss!

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    Unlike the world, hearing loss doesn’t discriminate — by age, gender, race, fame or wealth. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 World Report on Hearing, 1.16 billion of the 1.50 billion people who have hearing loss have mild severity. We see there are a lot of famous personalities and Indian celebrities with hearing

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  • 6 Common Myths about Hearing Loss – Debunked!

    6 Common Myths about Hearing Loss – Debunked!

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    Hearing loss comes with many misconceptions. Fear and lack of knowledge prevent many people from getting the hearing help they need. But the fact of the matter is that hearing loss if left untreated, can wreak havoc in an individual’s personal and professional life. For a person suffering from hearing loss, nothing could be more

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