How Treating Hearing Loss Supports Your Brain

How Treating Hearing Loss Supports Your Brain

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Treatment

The early signs of hearing loss are easy to miss. Hearing loss is often a gradual process. You might not notice subtle changes in your hearing, like having a slightly harder time hearing on the phone or turning up the volume on the TV. However, over time these changes become more noticeable, and they will start to impact your health. …

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

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

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Brain 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 …

Treating Sudden Hearing Loss

Treating Sudden Hearing Loss

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Causes, Hearing Loss Treatment, Hearing Testing

Have you noticed any sudden changes in your hearing? Sudden hearing loss can be a sign of a health emergency, and you should take it seriously. This unexpected hearing loss may signal a health concern that may require immediate attention.  Let’s talk about sudden hearing loss and what you can do about it. What is Sudden Hearing Loss? As you …

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, BA Cognitive 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 …

What is Single-Sided Hearing Loss

What is Single-Sided Hearing Loss

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Aid Technology, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss Treatment

The symptoms of hearing loss in one ear can be life-altering. Unilateral hearing loss (UHL), is a common and distressing ailment that affects an estimated 60,000 people in the United States each year. Here are some basic facts regarding single-sided deafness and the most effective treatments for this distinctive form of hearing loss. The cause of unilateral hearing loss Unilateral …

Getting to Know Your Hearing Aids

Getting to Know Your Hearing Aids

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Aid Technology, Hearing Aids

Hearing aids come in all shapes and sizes, and technological advancements have created more options that were imagined in the past. With so many new styles and types of hearing aids, it is important to get to know some of the basic features and functions that hearing aids provide. Indeed, some of these features are only available in one style …

Hearing Aid Compatible Assistive Listening Devices

Hearing Aid Compatible Assistive Listening Devices

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Aid Technology, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss Treatment, Hearing Technology

The innovation of hearing aid technology in recent years has significantly enhanced user experience for those with hearing loss. There is such a wide range of features and options that allow hearing aids to easily integrate into your daily life and maximize your hearing in all environments you navigate.  In addition to hearing aids, there are numerous types of assistive …

Why You Should Treat Bilateral Hearing Loss with Two Hearing Aids

Why You Should Treat Bilateral Hearing Loss with Two Hearing Aids

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Treatment

If you have hearing loss, there’s very little chance it will be equal in each ear. People frequently notice that one ear hears better than the other and refer to it as their “good ear.” The results of a hearing test may reveal that this form of hearing loss is “unilateral.” Unilateral hearing loss can manifest as a diminished capacity …

A Possible Link Between Exercise & Reduced Risk for Hearing Loss

A Possible Link Between Exercise & Reduced Risk for Hearing Loss

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Diet & Nutrition, Ear Health, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss Causes, Hearing Loss Prevention, Lifestyle & Leisure, Research

We all know that regular exercise lifts your mood, strengthens your body, and provides many other lifestyle benefits. And now, according to a recent study, instituting a regular fitness routine may also reduce your risk for hearing loss later in life.  It could help prevent age-related hearing loss A study conducted at Johns Hopkins University showed a clear link between …

Monitoring Your Daily Exposure to Noise

Monitoring Your Daily Exposure to Noise

Leanne E. Polhill, LHAS, BC-HIS, BA Hearing Health, Noise

There are many causes of hearing loss. By far the most common cause of hearing loss is age-related, but in part, this may be due to years of unsafe listening practices. More and more, younger generations are reporting higher instances of hearing loss than before. This may be in part to a world that is growing ever noisier. Noise Induced …