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.
Importance of Wearing Hearing Protection
More than one in ten Americans suffer from hearing problems, and a large percentage of this statistic is related to exposure over overly loud sounds. Hearing loss as a result of noise exposure is preventable through the use of hearing protection. Hearing loss can...
The Link between the Brain and Auditory Processing Disorders
Auditory processing is what your brain does with the information and how it interprets the information. The focus of the brain is to make sense of the received information-essentially how to process it. Processing information involves many tasks which include...
The Correlation Between Imbalance and Age-Related Hearing Loss
Falls are a common problem with adults 65 years and older. One third of the elderly will fall annually, costing approximately 34 billion dollars to cover medical expenses for procedures and hospitalization. Falls also lead to a decrease in the overall quality of life...
Does Earwax Smell & Why?
Earwax is totally normal to have in your ears. It helps to protect your ear by trapping dust and debris that may cause harm to your eardrum and is produced by two glands found in the skin of the ear. Many times, earwax will build up in your ear can cause a sense of...
Tinnitus Management from a Certified Tinnitus Management Provider
It is important to note that tinnitus is not solely a symptom of hearing loss. Tinnitus can be a symptom of various conditions and must be thoroughly evaluated. Since hearing loss is a common cause of tinnitus, a comprehensive evaluation is necessary to determine the...
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...
