by Bright Audiology | Jun 1, 2017 | Hearing Loss Articles
Is hearing loss more than just a minor challenge? An undiagnosed hearing loss can have a profound effect on physical health, job performance and, yes, even social relationships. People tend to take their hearing life for granted, right up until they start noticing...
by Bright Audiology | May 24, 2017 | Hearing Loss Articles
What do your grandmother, the box of swabs in your bathroom and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) have in common? They’re all urging you to put the swabs down and back away slowly if you were intending to stick that thing in your...
by Bright Audiology | May 17, 2017 | Hearing Loss Articles
With an estimated 48 million people here in the U.S. suffering from some degree of hearing loss. It makes sense that there are scams associated with hearing aids, especially given the fact that many of the individuals in need of these devices are elderly and not a...
by Bright Audiology | May 4, 2017 | Hearing Loss Articles
Is it likely that work is causing damage to your hearing? This is a condition referred to as occupational hearing loss and it is very common. Employment places workers near loud noises that do eventually cost them their hearing without precautions in place. Here are a...
by Bright Audiology | Apr 20, 2017 | Hearing Loss Articles
Sound is very deeply incorporated into people’s lives, so it’s hard not to take it for granted. Still, every year 20 percent of Americans lose their ability to hear at some point. If you are over 65 years of age, you have a one in three chance of suffering from some...
by Bright Audiology | Apr 6, 2017 | Hearing Loss Articles
Did you know that hearing loss affects around 14 percent of the adult population in this country – including 25 percent of people over the age of 55. Tack on another 14.9 percent for kids who have some degree of hearing loss, according to the Centers for Disease...