Hearing loss is a complex condition, influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. While exposure to noise, aging, and certain medical conditions contribute to hearing impairment, the role of genetics is an area of growing significance in understanding and addressing hearing loss. If you have hearing loss and you think genetics might be involved, here’s what the research …
The teenage years are often characterized by budding independence, academic challenges, and a whirlwind of social experiences. However, one aspect that’s sometimes overlooked during this transitional period is hearing health. Teenagers can be particularly vulnerable to hearing loss due to a variety of factors, including exposure to loud music, the use of personal listening devices, and other lifestyle choices. Let’s …
When a person has one health condition, population statistics can reveal that the person is more likely to have another health condition at the same time. This relationship is referred to in public health as a “comorbidity,” meaning that those who have one problem are more likely, on average, to have another problem, too. In some cases, the conditions are …
Roughly one out of four deaths in the U.S.—about 659,000 per year—are the result of cardiovascular disease. It is safe to say that heart health is nearly tantamount to overall health, and the means of maintaining heart health are fairly well-understood at this point. Regular exercise (3 sessions per week), a healthy diet high in vegetables and lean meat, and …
This month is World Alzheimer’s Month! September 2021 marks the 10th year of this global awareness campaign. Organized by Alzheimer’s Disease International, this initiative focuses on challenging the stigma associated with dementia, a chronic condition that impacts 50 million people worldwide. Dementia includes a range of medical conditions that affect cognitive functions like memory, thinking, learning, and decision making. There …
You’ve retired, you have your household affairs in order, you’d like to travel and perhaps visit friends and children out of state – but more often than not, you find yourself staying home. What’s holding you back? Studies show seniors tend to limit their movements to familiar areas if they have hearing loss. There’s a big world out there and …
You might think that hearing loss is only caused by exposure to loud noises, but it may be coming from a different source. Hypertension can also effect your hearing, according to some recent research. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, has long been associated with heart disease, strokes and diabetes, but now we are becoming aware of its consequences on hearing. …
Did you know that November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia that people experience. The degenerative brain disease affects people’s memories, and people with Alzheimer’s typically have difficulty remembering information that they have learned relatively recently. There are other issues that people with Alzheimer’s disease face, from difficulties remaining oriented in a …
This September is World Alzheimer’s Month, which helps connect people to resources and awareness around Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. More and more, research is finding that our cognitive health is connected to our hearing health and untreated hearing loss can exacerbate cognitive decline. Untreated hearing loss make a person 1.3 more times as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than a …