by Geneva Hearing Services | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s common to think of hearing loss as an inevitable problem linked with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s daily use of iPods. But the numbers illustrate that the greater problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work. In...
by Geneva Hearing Services | Jun 18, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Approximately 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no outside sound source exists. This phantom sound is frequently identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or...
by Geneva Hearing Services | Jun 4, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The World Health Organization reports that 1.1 billion people are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss, caused by exposure to intense sound levels from personal music devices and noisy environments such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. An...
by Geneva Hearing Services | May 28, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
If we genuinely want to understand hearing loss, we have to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing increasingly challenging, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. In conjunction, the two...
by Geneva Hearing Services | May 21, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Most people are surprised to learn how young the discipline of audiology actually is, and just how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you desired to find the founding father of biology, as an example, you’d have to go...
by Geneva Hearing Services | Apr 5, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before getting a professional diagnosis, notwithstanding the fact that the warning signs of hearing loss are clear to others. But are those with hearing loss merely too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and...
