Hearing Wellness Blog
Having hearing loss is a unique experience, and everyone deals with it differently. However, this doesn’t stop people from finding a community online – such as the one we’ve built for you right here. Please explore our Hearing Wellness Blog developed by your Lemme Audiologists, and reach out to us if you want to continue the conversation.
PaPa’s Story
A grandfather finally came into our office for a hearing evaluation. He didn’t really want to be here, but he came in because his family kept bugging him about his hearing. He told us that he can hear what he wants to hear just fine and when his wife and children...
Healthy Eating Protects Hearing Health
Of Course, Healthy Eating Habits Are Beneficial to Your Hearing Health. In the Blue Mountains Hearing Study, participants attended a comprehensive interview and hearing examination in which both self-reported and measured hearing impairments were assessed. What the...
Should You See an Audiologist or ENT?
At times, it can be confusing to know who you need to see about your hearing issues. But one’s diagnosis and treatment options can take longer to be discovered and implemented when one goes to the wrong specialist. When it comes to your hearing health, let’s take a...
Hearing Loss From RA
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can bring pain and swelling in the joints, fatigue, weakness, and even lumps or redness on the skin. But did you know hearing loss is associated with RA? Clinical trials have found higher rates of sensorineural hearing loss in patients with...
SiN Impairment
Speech in Noise (SiN) impairment is having difficulty discerning and understanding speech in the presence of background noise. This impairment occurs as a result of distortion of the sensory stimuli in the peripheral auditory systems and may also be influenced by...
Cell Phone Hearing Tips
Sometimes, conversations on cell phones can lead to frustration. Not understanding what the other person is saying, the other person sounding garbled, background noise interfering with the conversation…So, to help you have better conversations on your cell phone, we...
Importance of Early Hearing Treatment
Importance of Early Hearing Treatment The importance of early hearing treatment is usually an afterthought until it is too late. Most people tend to delay treatment of their hearing loss until they cannot communicate. This happens even in the best of listening...
Hearing Loss Increases Risk of Falls
Hearing Loss Increases Risk of Falls and Balance Issues Dr. Frank Lin, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the university's Bloomberg School of Public Health, and his colleague Dr. Luigi Ferrucci found that people with a...
Technology Addressing Hearing
Technology Addressing Hearing Hearing aids are primarily useful in improving the hearing and speech comprehension of people who have hearing loss that results from damage to the small sensory cells in the inner ear, called hair cells. This type of hearing loss is...
Tinnitus Treatment Options
Tinnitus Treatment The primary objective for all currently-available tinnitus treatment options is to lower the perceived burden, allowing the patient to live a more comfortable, unencumbered, and content life. There are several well-established therapies for patients...
