Symptoms, Causes and Treatment For most people, hearing loss happens slowly. It will start to decrease gradually over a number of years; hearing decline will happen so slowly that you barely notice, and is most often caused by aging or repeat noise exposure. But what if it happens all at once? What if, one day, … Read more
Cochlear Implantation Recovery: A Guide to Auditory and Speech Rehabilitation In my previous article, I discussed Cochlear implants as a crucial pathway, for hearing and speech rehabilitation, in those born without a sense of hearing. As this device is placed in the innermost ear, sound signalling to the brain is established. This, however, completes the … Read more
What does the Risk Look Like? Research has shown that the severity and the duration of diabetes is directly correlated with the rate of hearing loss. Hearing loss has been found to be more prevalent in individuals with a higher HbA1C level (>/= 8%). Moreover, people with pre-diabetes were also found to have a higher … Read more
Presbycusis: Understanding Age-Related Hearing Loss and Its Impact on Daily Life What is presbycusis? The hearing loss of old age is called presbycusis. It involves both the ears and progresses slowly. The specific age at which, it starts is not defined, though it is commonly noticed in the late sixties or early seventies.Being the most common cause of hearing … Read more
Noise Induced Hearing Loss: Essential Prevention Tips and Rehabilitation Insights Our world has become so noisy that it is making us deaf! Exposure to loud noise has become so common that many people have stopped seeing it as an issue. It is not just an occasional party or a concert that exposes us to loud … Read more
