From blood-pressure kiosks in retail stores and vision exams online to home kits that test for HIV, blood-sugar levels, colon cancer, and more, the do-it-yourself approach to health screening continues to expand as the demand for greater convenience and consumer...
5 Ways to Support Your HEARing Health
The whir of a hummingbird. The warning of an approaching ambulance. The round of laughter after your deviously funny — and deftly delivered — wedding toast. That sublime guitar riff or soulful crescendo in your favorite song. As we celebrate...
Seriously, how is your hearing?
When did you last have your hearing evaluated? It came to my attention recently that our hearing always seems to be relegated to the bottom drawer. Why is that? At a subconscious level, our hearing provides spatial sense about our...
Why Protecting Your Hearing Is So Important
Hearing loss happens for many reasons, one of the most popular being exposure to loud noise (noise-induced hearing loss, or NIHL). Repeated exposure to sound levels above 85 decibels (the sound of a bulldozer) can cause permanent, irreparable hearing loss....
New Year, New You: 5 Tips to Better Hearing
Your world is filled with sound — sounds you don’t want to miss, like your grandchild in the school play or a phone conversation with an old friend. This year, refresh your connection with the sounds of your world with...
Blog 6 Book Review: Thirty Million Words by Dana Suskind, MD
As an audiologist, I try regularly to find literature that will help enhance my abilities as a provider. I just finished reading Thirty Million Words, a book I chose because I have always been fascinated by the undeniable relationship between...
Back to School: 5 Tips for Better Hearing
As parents gear up for the new school year, what does every back-to-school checklist need? “A check-in on kids’ hearing health,” says Dr. Nora Fuchs of AUDIO-LOGIC, PC. “Children learn a great deal through visual and auditory cues, so maximizing...
You say tinn-eye’-tus, I say tinn’-uh-tus.
However you pronounce it and however you describe it, tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, frequently accompanies ear problems or hearing, loss and it is an important reason to see your audiologist for a baseline evaluation. The ear transmits sounds...
Who Should I See if I Suspect I Have a Hearing Problem?
It can be confusing to know who to turn to for what. What is the difference between an audiologist, an ENT, a hearing aid dispenser, and even my primary care physician? If I do have a hearing loss, why should...