December 1, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
If you start talking about dementia at your next family get-together, you will most likely put a dark cloud over the entire event. Dementia isn’t a subject most people are actively seeking to talk about, mainly because it’s rather scary. A degenerative mental disease in which you slowly (or, more frighteningly, quickly) lose your mental […]
November 10, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Gatherings. More, and more family gatherings. It likely seems like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also challenging) for this reason. Usually, it’s easy to look forward to this annual catching up. You get to check in on everyone and […]
October 26, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
While everybody has experienced a runny nose, we don’t often talk about other kinds of cold symptoms because they are less frequent. One kind of cold you don’t frequently hear about is the one that moves into one or both ears. While you may generally consider colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom […]
September 27, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Most people know about the common causes of hearing loss, but some chemicals can also cause hearing loss which can be surprising. At risk groups include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. You can protect your quality of life by knowing what these chemicals are and what precautions to take. Some chemicals could […]
September 21, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Music is an essential part of Aiden’s life. He listens to Spotify while at work, switches to Pandora while jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: cardio, cooking, gaming, you name it. His headphones are almost always on, his life a totally soundtracked event. But the exact thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, immersive […]
September 8, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Because you’re so hip, you were in the front row for the entire rock concert last night. It’s not exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next morning, you wake up with two ringing ears. (That’s not as enjoyable.) But what if you can only hear out of one ear when you wake up? Well, […]
August 9, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Some activities are simply staples of summertime: Air shows, concerts, fireworks, state fairs, Nascar races, etc. The crowds, and the noise levels, are getting larger as more of these events are going back to normal. But sometimes this can lead to problems. Let’s face it: you’ve had ringing in your ears after going to a […]
July 12, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
In conversation with friends, you like to be courteous. You want your clients, co-workers, and boss to recognize that you’re completely engaged when you’re at work. You regularly find yourself needing family to repeat themselves because it was easier to tune out parts of the conversation that you weren’t able to hear very well. You […]
June 21, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Hearing loss is generally accepted as simply a normal part of getting older: as we get older, we begin to hear things a little less clearly. Perhaps we begin to turn up the volume on the TV or keep asking our grandkids to speak up when they’re talking to us, or maybe we start forgetting […]
June 2, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Don’t take your eyes off the road. Obviously, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t say much about your other senses. For example, consider the amount of work your ears are doing when you’re driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other individuals in your vehicle, call your attention to important information appearing on your […]
