May 17, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
The buzzing in your ear keeps worsening. It began quietly enough, one of those “is it really there” sort of things. But you’ve observed how loud and constant the tinnitus noises have become after a full day on the job at a construction site. Sometimes, it sounds like ringing or other noises. You’re considering coming […]
May 11, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
The last time you ate dinner with family, you were rather frustrated. Not because of any intra-family drama (though there’s always a little bit of that). No, the source of the stress was simple: it was loud, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t get the opportunity to ask about Dave’s new cat or […]
May 4, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
You finally obtained your new hearing aids. You’re so excited to be able to jump into your social life again. No more bad transitions or confused conversations. But there’s an issue: everything sounds a little bit off. That’s because it’ll most likely take you a while to adjust to a new set of hearing aids. […]
April 27, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
As a swimmer, you love being in the water. When you were a kid, everybody said you were part fish because you loved to swim so much the pool was your second home. The water seems a little…louder… than usual today. And that’s when you notice you may have made a mistake: you brought your […]
April 20, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Your sense of hearing is important in your life and when it’s gone, there will be no natural way of getting it back. But curiously, the general public tends to ignore hearing loss. In fact, permanent hearing loss affects one in every eight individuals (nearly 30 million people) 12 and older in the United States […]
April 12, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
When you think about hearing aids, intimacy most likely isn’t the first thing you think about. We get it. The advertising on these little devices is relatively straightforward. Love, on the other hand, is something better suited for poetry, music, and art. But you may want to start viewing your hearing aid as an intimacy […]
April 5, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Hearing loss is well recognized to be a process that progresses gradually. It can be quite subtle for this exact reason. Your hearing grows worse not in huge leaps but by little steps. And that can make the gradual decline in your hearing hard to track, particularly if you aren’t looking for it. Because of […]
March 30, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Pain is your body’s means of giving you information. It’s not a very enjoyable approach but it can be effective. When your ears start to feel the pain of a really loud megaphone next to you, you know damage is happening and you can take measures to move further away or at least cover your […]
March 23, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
If you cut your leg, it heals. If you stub your toe, it may feel bruised and swollen but the inflammation will abate, and you’ll feel better in a little while. Even if you break a bone, when properly set, it will mend. But if hearing is damaged what happens. Does the inner ear heal […]
March 16, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Hearing loss is commonly considered an older person’s problem – as a matter of fact, it’s estimated that nearly 50% of people over 75 suffer from some form of hearing loss. But research demonstrates that younger people are at risk for hearing loss – and, alarmingly, they’re losing their hearing in spite of the fact […]
