Many people experience hearing loss.
Many of those people don’t take the initiative to treat that hearing loss. Research has shown that although 80% of senior citizens between the ages of 60-79 have some degree of hearing loss, less than one-third of them admit to being aware of it when tested.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, making now the perfect time to become more informed about how being proactive with your hearing health can improve your quality of life.
Hearing Associates recently donated funds to help educate children through our Hear for Our Community program
A portion of all hearing aid sales and $20 for every free screening completed in April to was donated to The Learning Center in Charles City. "Our goal is to offer a quality environment with learning opportunities for children 6 weeks through 5th grade that fosters the development of the whole child: intellectually, physically and socially/ emotionally."
Although driving is certainly a visual activity, operating a vehicle with hearing loss reveals just how much we depend on our ears to navigate the open road.
We rely on our hearing to hear the siren of an emergency vehicle that may still be a block or two away or realize an impatient driver thinks we should be moving more quickly. Hearing Associates in Mason City, Iowa reminds you that hearing aids can significantly improve the driving experience for drivers with hearing loss.
In addition to hearing devices, we offer the following tips for safely driving in the presence of hearing loss:
Many people think they’re practicing proper hearing health when they use Q-tips to remove wax from their ears.
The truth is that they may be doing more harm than good.
Research has found that adults with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are twice as likely to have hearing loss as the rest of the population.
A 2016 study from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine followed more than 300,000 individuals between the ages of 21-90 and concluded that anemic individuals were twice as likely to develop sensorineural hearing loss.
Anemia occurs when the body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin, which binds oxygen. If hemoglobin levels are low, your body won’t get enough oxygen. If left untreated, anemia can seriously damage organs.