Hearing Health News

Apr 18, 2016

Doctors share warnings of turning up the volume

Turning down the volume might help more than just your hearing. Dr. Tonia Fleming, a doctor of audiology and director of Grace Hearing Center for Grace Health System, said studies have shown hearing loss could progress the onset of dementia....

Apr 18, 2016

Three things you should do to protect your hearing

You've only got two ears. If you damage your hearing, the two primary options you have are hearing aids, or hearing less or nothing at all. Given neither of those options are attractive, Dr. Matt Taylor, owner of Taylor Hearing...

Apr 18, 2016

Ear doctor says hearing loss from earbuds is the next public health crisis

Millennials are people born between the early 1980s and early 2000s. Ear doctors say a better name for them is "generation deaf." According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss because...

Apr 14, 2016

Listen up — take steps to prevent hearing loss

Rates of hearing loss doubled in America between 2000 and 2015. So if you find yourself cranking up the TV volume or asking friends and family to SPEAK UP, you’re not alone. Half of all adults over age 50 have...

Apr 13, 2016

Infrequently Asked Questions: How do earbuds damage your hearing?

By now, anyone with a phone and a penchant for loud music has succumbed to the habit of blaring music in their ears during a morning commute or bopping away at their desk all day long. But surely, those...