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 23, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
You’re starving so you go to your fridge for a snack. Are you craving a salty treat… how about crackers? Potato chips sound good! There’s a leftover piece of cheesecake that would be delightful. Maybe you should just go with a banana on second thought. Of course, a banana is a much better health option. […]
November 15, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
No two cases of hearing loss are identical You should not expect your experience with impaired hearing to be precisely the same as somebody else who may have the same hearing loss condition. Each case of hearing loss is unique. While you might be able to relate to somebody else with hearing loss, remember that […]
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 […]
November 2, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
You’re assaulted by noise as soon as you arrive at the annual company holiday party. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the pulsating beat of music are all mixing in your ears. It makes you miserable. You can’t hear anything in this noisy environment. You can’t follow conversations, you can’t hear […]
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 […]
October 19, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
After months (possibly even years) of waiting, you’ve finally resolved to contact us to see if you need hearing aids. Like many, you’ve been resisting this. But the inconvenience, the lost moments, the missing interactions, they all finally became too hard to ignore. So it’s a bit discouraging when you’re at the hearing specialist’s office […]
October 12, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
Believe it or not, it’s been more than 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing exam. One of those people is Harper. She goes to see her doctor for her annual medical exam and gets her teeth cleaned every six months. She even knows to get her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! […]
October 5, 2022 | Eastside Audiology & Hearing Services
You know that it can be difficult to get your partner’s attention if they have neglected hearing loss. First, you try to use their name. You say “Greg”, but you get no response because you used an inside volume level. You try saying Greg’s name a bit louder and still no reply. So finally, you […]
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 […]
