How to Talk to Your Child About Hearing Loss and Deaf Awareness
Helping children understand hearing loss early on is a great way to promote empathy, inclusivity and communication. Maybe a classmate wears hearing aids, or your child recently saw someone using sign language at Brookfield Park. Whatever the spark, it’s a perfect opportunity to teach your child about hearing loss. Explaining Hearing Loss Children appreciate simple,…
Causes of Rapid Hearing Loss
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, also known as SSHL, is an abrupt loss of hearing that frequently affects only one ear. This condition can manifest as anything from a slight loss to complete loss and may happen all at once or over several days. Should you experience any signs of SSHL, seeing a hearing specialist urgently…
How Cleaning Hearing Aids Prevents Infection
Your hearing aids spend most of their time in the cool, moist environment your ear creates. It’s a perfect environment for bacteria and fungus that could cause ear irritation and infection. That’s why it’s important to maintain strong cleaning routines for your hearing aids to prevent infection. Types of Infections About seven percent of adults…
Tips for Practicing Good Strep Throat Care
Nearly everyone is familiar with the concept of a sore throat. A persistent cough, singing at the top of your lungs during a concert at Miller Theater and several viruses and bacterial infections can leave you with a sore and scratchy throat. Strep throat is one such bacterial infection that can leave you with a…
What Is Microtia and Atresia
Microtia is a birth defect in which the external ear is not fully developed. It often occurs with atresia, a condition in which the auditory ear canal is not fully developed, closed or missing, resulting in hearing loss. The CDC estimates microtia affects one in every 3800 babies born in the U.S. There are four types of…
What Should You Expect From Ear Tube Placement Surgery?
Ear infections can be painful, cause trouble sleeping, result in fussiness and more. After colds, they are the most common pediatric complaint. Finding ways to manage and reduce recurrent ear infections can be beneficial to your child’s overall well-being. Ear tube surgery is one of the most common ambulatory surgeries for children under 15 and…
What’s Causing Your Sore Throat?
A sore throat is one of the most commonly reported ailments, accounting for more than 13 million doctor’s appointments each year. There are three types of sore throat, based on the part of the throat that is affected: Pharyngitis affects the area right behind the mouth Tonsillitis involves swelling and redness of the tonsils Laryngitis…
How to Clean Your Ears Safely
Keeping yourself clean offers a number of physical, mental and emotional benefits. But did you know there is a part of your body that is self-cleaning and requires little to no help from you in order to remain in working order? The body part we’re talking about is your ears. Do You Need to Clean…
Is There a Long-Term Solution for Chronic Congestion?
Turbinates are structures within the nose that are responsible for helping warm, filter and add moisture to air as you breathe it in. When healthy, these built-in air filters regulate the temperature and moisture level inside your nose. They can cause a nasal blockage when they become swollen, enlarged or displaced. Inflamed or enlarged turbinates…
Facts About Balloon Sinuplasty
The sinuses, located near the nose, between the eyebrows and behind the cheeks and forehead, can sometimes between swollen and inflamed. When this occurs for three months or longer despite treatment, it is known as chronic sinusitis. This condition makes breathing difficult and causes pain and pressure. One way chronic sinusitis is treated is with…