by Evanston Audiology | Aug 6, 2015 | Articles, Common Conditions of the Ear, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Preventative Care
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t seem to begin appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the capacity to clearly hear them. We don’t stop to think about, for instance, how much we enjoy a good conversation with a friend until we have to...
by Evanston Audiology | Jul 23, 2015 | Anatomy and Physiology, Articles, Common Conditions of the Ear, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Preventative Care
Blausen.com staff. “Blausen gallery 2014”. That there is a right way to clean your ears proposes that there is a wrong way, and undoubtedly, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is common, and it breaches the very first rule of cleaning your ears:...
by Evanston Audiology | Jun 18, 2015 | Articles, Common Conditions of the Ear, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Preventative Care, Tinnitus
About 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no external sound source is present. This phantom sound is often identified as a ringing sound, but can also manifest as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking. The...
by Evanston Audiology | Jun 4, 2015 | Articles, Common Conditions of the Ear, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Preventative Care
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, brought about by exposure to excessive sound levels from personal music devices and noisy environments such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and...
by Evanston Audiology | May 28, 2015 | Anatomy and Physiology, Articles, Common Conditions of the Ear, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Preventative Care
If we really want to understand hearing loss, we have to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively more difficult, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional responses to the loss of hearing. In conjunction, the...
by Evanston Audiology | May 14, 2015 | Articles, Common Conditions of the Ear, Hearing, Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Preventative Care
When it’s time to shop for a car, most of us know exactly what to do. We carry out some research, assess options, and compile a list of questions to ask the dealership. We do this so that by the time we’re ready to visit the dealership, we have an idea of what we’re...
