The Link Between Smoking & Hearing Loss
Two of the most commonly-known risk factors for hearing loss include aging and noise exposure. Did you also know that, in addition to a host of other health concerns, smoking cigarettes is connected to hearing loss, too? We review the link below. What the Studies Show There has been quite a lot of research on…
5 Tips for Safe Driving with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can make it more difficult to pick up important sounds when driving. You might miss sounds like: Another car honking their horn Sirens from emergency vehicles or law enforcement Your turn signal being left on as you coast down Interstate 44 Sounds indicating something is wrong with your vehicle This can cause people…
If You’re Over 50, Here’s What You Should Know About Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sensorineural hearing loss becomes more common as we age. If you are over 50, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the early signs of hearing loss. Family or friends comment on your hearing. People appear to mumble a lot, and you often need to ask them to repeat themselves. You struggle to…
Hearing Loss – The Silent Hurt
Excerpt from “Well Preserved with Eunice Khoury”, NewsRadio 1000 KTOK-AM “My father, Dr. Jack Hough, called hearing loss ‘the silent hurt’. Besides the obvious, that is, ‘silent hurt’ equated with hearing loss disease, he used this phrase primarily because hearing loss is a condition that is misunderstood and many times goes unrecognized. In the past,…
Suggestions for Family
Hearing loss has been called the silent hurt. Hearing loss is usually gradual and can go unnoticed for years. In fact, prior to modern testing, a child born with hearing loss could easily be misdiagnosed receiving improper treatment until age 4 or 5! Hearing loss is a symptom that is invisible, and as such, it’s…
10 Common Questions
Published in the Edmond Sun under ‘Ask the Doctor’ What’s the best way to clean my ears? You may have heard it said, ‘don’t stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.’ This is a good motto. If you have problems with ear wax buildup it’s best to let a professional clean your ears….
Hearing Loss and Dementia
My mom had Alzheimer’s disease for the last 9 years of her life here on earth. She also had a hearing loss which we successfully managed with hearing aids for many decades. As she struggled with memory and communication in her later years, we as a family knew that we had done all we could…
What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). What is Sudden Deafness? Sudden deafness is an unexplained and rapid hearing loss that…
What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While most patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD affects approximately 60,000…
What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above 85 decibels (dB) can cause noise induced hearing loss. The louder the sound, the less amount of time it takes…