Understanding Hearing Damage in Military Service Members
Augusta has a large population of military personnel and their families. Whether you’re currently serving in the military or are retired from active duty, it’s crucial to pay attention to your health. Hearing loss and tinnitus are routinely the top two health concerns for military veterans. Let’s examine these two types of auditory damage and…
How Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Football Season
Football season has officially kicked off. Fans are rushing to the stores to buy jerseys, heading to Pendleton King Park for a quick game of touch football and getting ready to stock up on Super Bowl snacks. If football season is your favorite part of autumn, you probably want to make sure you don’t miss…
Staying Steady on the Course: Hearing Loss, Balance and Golf in Augusta
Whether you like big courses at the West Lake Country Club or low-key nights at the Putt-Putt Fun Center, you know that golfing requires coordination and balance. While the two may not seem related, untreated hearing loss is one factor that can disrupt your balance, effectively turning your birdies into bogies. How Can Hearing…
School Hearing Screenings: A First Step Toward Hearing Loss Treatment
Children depend on their hearing every day. In classrooms, they listen to instructions, participate in discussions and laugh with friends at recess. When hearing problems go undetected, kids risk falling behind in school and shrinking away from social activities like playing with other kids at the playground. That’s why schools in Augusta conduct routine hearing…
How Does a Sonic Boom From an Airplane Impact Hearing?
You’ve probably seen a movie or TV show where the hero sets their ship to hyperdrive to escape a sticky interstellar situation. While we don’t have a hyperdrive yet, we do have aircraft fast enough to break through the sound barrier, creating a noise we call a sonic boom. What Is a Sonic Boom?…
Tips for Teaching Kids With Hearing Loss
Teaching is a rewarding, if occasionally taxing, career. Between making lesson plans and organizing field trips to the Augusta Museum of History, you spend your days connecting with kids and helping them learn. One additional factor that may arise is the responsibility that comes with teaching kids with hearing loss. An estimated 34 million…
Smartphone Apps for Hearing Loss Support
You carry your smartphone wherever you go, from work or school to dinners out and picnics in Pendleton King Park. In addition to the calling and texting features, your phone has navigation, music, photos and even apps to help you navigate hearing loss. Approximately 15% of U.S. adults have hearing loss. If you’re among that…
Hearing Loss and Diabetes: What’s the Connection?
Approximately 11% of the U.S. population has diabetes. If you have diabetes, you’re probably familiar with its most common side effects, including fatigue, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss and blurred vision. However, one area that often gets overlooked is hearing. Research shows that even prediabetes increases the risk of hearing loss by 30%. Let’s take…
Understanding Hidden Hearing Loss
We use pure tone testing to identify most cases of hearing loss. The results are charted on an audiogram to help us understand the degree and type of hearing loss. Hidden hearing loss, on the other hand, is a little trickier to diagnose. What is Hidden Hearing Loss? Hidden hearing loss describes any hearing loss…
Hearing Protection for Musicians and Concertgoers
Augusta has lots of incredible live music shows. Whether you’re a musician performing on stage or a concert attendee, protecting your hearing is crucial. Approximately 5% of the global population has noise-related hearing loss. Let’s take a look at a few important tips to help protect your hearing without sacrificing your favorite shows. 1. Wear…