Hearing health, written for everyday life
Patient-friendly articles from the Labyrinth Audiology team.
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Tips for Better Communication During the Holidays
The holidays are a special time of year; visiting family, hosting parties, and being surrounded by the ones you love.
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Why More Young Adults Are Using Hearing Aids
Hearing loss is rising among young adults. Schedule a hearing test today and explore modern, discreet hearing aid options near you.
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How Healthy Hearing Supports Aging and What You Should Do
As much as we may try to prevent it, aging is a natural effect of living a long life.
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Invisible Hearing Aids vs. Discreet Hearing Aids: What's the Difference?
Compare invisible and discreet hearing aids. Learn the pros, cons, and find the right style for your needs.
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What to Expect After Getting Hearing Aids: An Adjustment Timeline
From first fitting to full comfort, see what to expect with new hearing aids.
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Men's Health and Hearing Loss: Is There a Higher Risk?
Men face a higher risk of hearing loss. Learn why, and how early care can protect your health.
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Now's the Time to Improve Your Communication During NSLH Month
Celebrate National Speech-Language-Hearing Month by practicing active listening, empathy, and hearing care.
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Caffeine and Hearing Loss: Does Your Daily Coffee Make a Difference?
Love coffee? Discover how caffeine consumption affects hearing, blood flow, and tinnitus.
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Can Your Medications Affect Your Hearing? What You Need to Know
Some common medications, including pain relievers and chemotherapy drugs, can impact your hearing.
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AirPods As Hearing Aids? What You Should Know
Apple's AirPods Pro hearing assistance features differ in important ways from professional hearing aids when it comes to personalization, discreteness, and design.
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Can Hearing Aids Prevent Dementia? The Role of Amplification in Brain Health
Hearing aids may help slow cognitive decline by easing the brain's workload and encouraging social engagement, with research showing a 48% slowdown in thinking and memory loss over three years.
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Holiday Travel Tips for Those with Hearing Aids
Hearing aid users can travel smoothly over the holidays by preparing devices ahead of time and using a few practical airport and in-flight strategies.
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The Hidden Dangers Diabetes Can Have on Hearing
Diabetes can significantly raise hearing loss risk by damaging the nerves and blood vessels in the inner ear that carry sound to the brain.
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The Mental Health Benefits of Hearing Aids
Untreated hearing loss can harm mental health, but hearing aids improve communication, cognition, and overall well-being.
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Age-Related Hearing Loss: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, affects one in three adults over 65 and can be managed with regular testing and hearing aids.
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What Your Audiogram Reveals About Your Hearing Health
An audiogram is a visual graph of your hearing thresholds across frequencies that helps identify the type and severity of hearing loss.
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Hearing Clearly All Summer Long: A Guide to Hearing Aid Maintenance
Summer heat, humidity, and water call for extra care to keep hearing aids performing their best.
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Essential Tips for Proper Use of Hearing Protection During National Safety Month
During National Safety Month, protect your hearing by avoiding loud environments, using proper hearing protection, and scheduling regular exams.
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Stress Awareness Month: How Long-Term Stress Connects to Tinnitus
April's Stress Awareness Month highlights how chronic stress and tinnitus feed each other, and what you can do to break the cycle.
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Why Hearing Matters: Exploring Health Impacts on World Hearing Day
World Hearing Day spotlights the global importance of treating hearing loss and the wide-ranging effects untreated hearing loss has on health and well-being.
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Understanding Tinnitus: Strategies and Exercises for Better Well-Being
Progressive muscle relaxation, tinnitus retraining therapy, and mindful meditation can help manage tinnitus and lessen its impact on daily life.
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9 Hearing Health Tips for the New Year
Nine practical habits to protect and improve your hearing health in the year ahead.
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Protect Your Hearing During the Holiday Season
Holiday gifts and festivities can expose loved ones to damaging noise, making hearing protection and evaluation especially important this season.
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Diabetes and Hearing Loss
Diabetes can significantly raise the risk of hearing loss by damaging the inner ear's blood vessels and nerves, yet hearing screening is rarely part of diabetic care.
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Untreated Hearing Loss and Dementia: How Are They Connected?
Leaving hearing loss untreated can strain the brain and raise dementia risk through cognitive overload, isolation, and accelerated brain atrophy.
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Hearing Aid Battery Lifespan
How long a hearing aid battery lasts depends on its size, the device's style and power needs, and how the batteries are stored and used.
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10 Major Signs of Hearing Loss
Recognizing the major symptoms of hearing loss can help you know when it is time to seek a professional hearing evaluation.
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Hearing Loss and Depression
Mental health and hearing health are deeply linked: stress, depression, and anxiety can impair hearing, while hearing loss can deepen isolation and low mood.
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Can Hearing Loss Affect Your Memory?
Hearing loss can take a real toll on memory by disrupting how the brain captures, processes, and stores information.
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Hearing Loss and Dementia: How Are They Connected?
Moderate to severe hearing loss can significantly raise dementia risk by overworking the brain, accelerating atrophy, and increasing social isolation.
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Better Hearing & Speech Month
May's Better Hearing and Speech Month is a chance to make hearing health a priority and support the people in your life living with hearing loss.
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