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Could Earbuds be Harming Your Ears?

Have you ever lost your earbuds? (Or, maybe, inadvertently left them in the pocket of a pullover that went through the laundry?) Now it’s so boring going for a jog in the morning. Your commute or bus ride is dreary and dull. And the sound quality of your virtual meetings suffers significantly. The old saying […]

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Increase Mental Function With These 5 Fun Activities

It’s not difficult to observe how your body ages over time. You develop wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees start to hurt a little bit more. Some sagging of the skin starts to happen in certain places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade a […]

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Can’t Hear Well at Work? You Might be Missing More Than You Know

Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a very valuable client. Your company is being looked at for a job and a number of individuals from your business have gathered on a conference call. All of the various voices get a bit jumbled and […]

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Traveling With Hearing Loss: Your Guide to a Safe, Fun Trip!

Aren’t there a couple of types of vacation? One kind is Packed with activities at all times. These are the trips that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you head back to work more exhausted than you left. The other kind is all about unwinding. These are the trips where […]

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You May be Coping With Chronic Sinusitis if You Have Constant Sinus Pain

Your face is sort of loaded with holes. Well, perhaps it’s more accurate to say that your face is full of hollow places, four of them to be precise. These are known as sinuses. (Or sinus cavities.) Your sinuses help remove allergens and germs by facilitating mucus discharge from your nose. Consequently, you breathe easier […]

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Your Hearing is Faltering if You Observe Any of These 8 Subtle Indicators

It’s not like you just wake up one day, and suddenly can’t hear. For most people, hearing loss comes in degrees, particularly when it is linked to the aging process. You may not recognize it’s occurring immediately but some indicators do appear earlier. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Identifying them sooner […]

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How to Get The Most From Your Hearing Aids

If you’re not very wealthy, a car really isn’t an impulse buy. Which means you will probably do a great deal of research first. You look at reviews, you assess prices, and you evaluate gas mileage. (You’re on Google a lot.) This level of research makes sense! You’re about to drop tens of thousands of […]

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Diplacusis: When You Hear Sounds in Stereo

Millions of years ago, the world was much different. This steamy, volcano-laden landscape is where the long-necked Diplacusis wandered. Thanks to its extra long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so big that it was afraid of no predator. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. Diplacusis is a hearing affliction that causes […]

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Laryngitis: When Your Voice Takes a Break

“Voicebox” is a rather inaccurate term. You may have, at one time in your life, envisioned your voicebox as a literal box inside of your throat. Your actual voicebox isn’t really box-like at all and is a bit stranger. When people use the phrase “voicebox,” they’re usually talking about an organ in your throat called […]

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