May Better Hearing Month: 4 simple ways to prioritize your hearing health

Hearing allows us to enjoy music, experience the sounds of nature or take in the words spoken by those around us. Our hearing is also pivotal when it comes to our safety and spatial orientation. However, most people don't adequately protect their hearing and instead adopt habits that can put it at risk. Often people are not aware of the damage they are causing. Keep reading for a few ways in which all people should protect their hearing! Check out Connect Hearing’s 4 simple and easy ways you can better prioritize your hearing health this May Better Hearing Month!

3 ways to protect your hearing while staying at home | Connect Hearing

While you are spending more time at home and away from loud and busy environments, it is still important to make sure you are protecting your hearing. Keep reading for 3 ways to protect your hearing while social distancing at home.

9 Signs of Hearing Loss and Possible Causes and Solutions

Hearing is something so many of us take for granted, until it’s lost. Whatever the cause, hearing loss is often a gradual occurrence that starts out as an annoyance and steadily becomes progressively worse. Eventually, we become acutely aware of the changes and it impacts all facets of our lives. If left untreated, age-related hearing loss can lead to anxiety, isolation, and depression in the elderly. Equally problematic, it can cause learning and language development problems in children that will last with them throughout their lives.

The ear | Connect Hearing

We hear sounds all day long. But how does this actually work? Learn everything you need to know about the human ear and how our hearing works.

Common hearing aid problems and how to fix them | Connect Hearing

Hearing aids are intricate devices, and like other advanced technology, they are susceptible to malfunctions. If this occurs, it’s important not to get discouraged or give up on your device. Often problems with hearing aids are caused by external factors and there are some easy steps you can take at home to ensure your device can function properly. Keep reading for some common hearing aid problems and how to fix them.

Diplacusis: Causes and Treatment | Connect Hearing

Although as humans, we are highly visual creatures, we rely on our auditory system for various reasons. We depend on our hearing to communicate, listen to music, stay socially active, and more. Our dependence on our sense of hearing explains why experiencing hearing loss can be more socially debilitating than blindness.

Age-related hearing loss

Aging is a natural part of life. For many people, aging might also come with a decline in their ability to hear. Age-related hearing loss is very common, and it can come on very gradually. If you suspect you may be experiencing some form of hearing loss, it’s important to understand the warning signs, and learn what you can do to be on top of it. Keep reading to learn more.

Hearing and understanding - From sound to meaning

The auditory center in the brain is a biological supercomputer that never takes a break. It analyzes and processes incoming sound patterns around the clock and protects us from sensory overload. But how does it work? How does the brain manage to filter out the correct sounds from the auditory chaos surrounding us? It’s all down to a highly complex evolutionary process, developed and refined over millions of years.

White Noise | Connect Hearing

Most people have heard of the term "white noise." Especially parents, whose small children have trouble falling asleep, are all too familiar with it. While welcoming a newborn into the world is a magical experience, the arrival of a baby can mean a period of sleep deprivation for the entire family. Many people become desperate to get some sleep at night and will try almost anything to help their babies fall asleep.

Ear pressure: 6 causes and remedies

Coming down with a cold or the flu can make you feel miserable. It is bad enough to have to deal with the annoying symptoms of runny nose, stuffy ears, sinus pressure; your troubles rarely end there. Because your ears, nose, and throat are all tightly connected, a problem in one area often leads to another. Ear congestion is one example of the many uncomfortable symptoms that you may encounter when dealing with conditions impacting your sinuses, nose, or throat.