Articles on Hearing Loss

If you don’t take care of your oral health, harmful mouth bacteria can enter your bloodstream and cause inflammation and narrowing of arteries and blood vessels – including those essential for hearing health in your ears and brain.

An annual exam can identify early signs of hearing loss as well as other medical conditions.

Although health experts agree that a daily glass of red wine can be healthy for your heart, excessive drinking can cause hearing loss.

It’s not just your heart that suffers when you’re overweight. Your hearing health is at risk, too.

Whether you smoke or live in a household with someone who smokes, your hearing health is at risk.

Your hearing health may suffer if you don’t resolve to break these bad health habits this year.

Make hearing health a family priority all year long.

Make a New Year's resolution to protect your hearing, beginning with a safe holiday celebration.

Protect your children's hearing from noise-induced hearing loss this year by leaving these toys on store shelves.

If you didn’t read anything else on Healthyhearing.com this year, follow these links for ‘do-not-miss’ information on your hearing health.

Encourage your loved ones to seek medical attention when they exhibit signs of hearing loss.

With a little advanced planning, family gatherings during the holiday season can be a joyful time for everyone, even individuals with hearing loss.

A variety of factors can cause hearing loss at any age and here are five you might not expect.

Eating right and exercising regularly is an important part of hearing health, but that’s not the only way to protect your hearing this season.

Hearing and vision are the two senses most affected by the aging process.

Those who wear hearing aids to treat their hearing loss are healthier, happier and make more money than those with untreated hearing loss.

The likelihood of developing age-related hearing loss increases significantly in individuals over the age of 65.

New studies show moderate exercise benefits not only your heart, but your hearing health too.

Studies show men are twice as likely to develop hearing loss due to environmental factors and regular use of pain relievers.

If you have diabetes or discover you are prediabetic, be sure to have your hearing tested as part of your regular health screenings.

Left untreated, hearing loss can have as much of a negative impact on your quality of life as it does your ability to hear and understand the world around you.

Here are a few things you can do to make your child more comfortable while he’s battling a pesky ear infection.

Ear infections are one of the most common reasons for temporary hearing loss in children.

Hospitals and pediatric audiologists use a variety of hearing screenings to identify hearing loss in newborns and infants.

Some of the reasons children experience hearing loss can be corrected with medication or surgery while others result in permanent hearing damage.