Clearing the Air: The Link Between Smoking and Hearing Loss

Clearing the Air: The Link Between Smoking and Hearing Loss

AuDSEO DesignsHearing Health, Lifestyle & Leisure, Overall Health

While the health risks associated with smoking are well-documented, what you might not know is that smoking is linked to hearing health. Let’s explore this connection and take a closer look at how smoking can contribute to hearing loss. The Link Between Smoking and Hearing Loss Here are some of the ways that smoking can impact hearing health: Vascular Damage: …

Diabetes and Hearing Loss: An Unexpected Connection

Diabetes and Hearing Loss: An Unexpected Connection

AuDSEO DesignsHearing Health, Overall Health

Did you know that hearing loss and diabetes are connected? This unexpected connection reminds us that different health conditions are all interrelated and can inform treatment options. Understanding Diabetes and Hearing Loss Before we dive into the connection between hearing loss and diabetes, let’s take a closer look at both diabetes and hearing loss: Diabetes: Diabetes is a chronic condition …

How Exercise, Diet, Sleep, and Hearing Affect Brain Aging

How Exercise, Diet, Sleep, and Hearing Affect Brain Aging

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BABrain Health, Overall Health

How much do you know about your brain health? Just like every other part of your body, your brain slowly ages over time. However, there are a few things that can make your brain age faster, while other activities may keep your brain active and healthy. Here are several major factors that affect brain aging. Exercise and Your Brain Exercise …

Know Alzheimer's Disease Treat Hearing Loss in September during World Alzheimer's Month (2)

Know Alzheimer’s Disease: Treat Hearing Loss in September during World Alzheimer’s Month

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BACognitive Health, Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Related Disease, Mental Health, Overall Health

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 …

Studies on Hearing Loss and Injuries

Studies on Hearing Loss and Injuries

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BAHearing Health, Hearing Loss, Overall Health, Research

If you experience hearing loss, you may be at higher risk for personal injury. The correlation between hearing loss and accidental injury was closely examined in a 2018 study. The research findings help us understand the ways in which hearing loss impacts people’s lives. Impaired hearing continues to be a growing public health concern that millions of people are navigating. …

Head Injuries & Hearing Loss

Head Injuries & Hearing Loss

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BAHearing Loss, Overall Health

The Center for Disease Control estimates that over one million cases of traumatic brain injuries each year, just part of the larger collection of nearly 3 million head injuries that occur each year. A traumatic brain injury is caused when one is hit in the head with force, when the head is violently shaken, and sometimes as the result of …

A Link Between Hypertension & Hearing Loss

A Link Between Hypertension & Hearing Loss

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BAHearing Health, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Related Disease, News, Overall Health, Research

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. …

Hearing and Your Cognitive Health

Hearing and Your Cognitive Health

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BACognitive Health, Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease, Hearing Health, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Related Disease, Mental Health, Overall Health, Research

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 …