New Year’s Resolutions often include eating healthier, exercising more, saving money, getting more “me” time, and staying connected with family and friends. Have you considered adding an annual hearing test to your resolutions this year? Taking care of your hearing health is more important than you might realize. Untreated hearing loss leads to a cascade of other health issues, and …
As an Invisible Disability, Hearing Loss Often Goes Ignored
Your hearing is fundamental to your life. Healthy hearing is part of how we move through the world smoothly and communicate with confidence. It helps us share our experiences with others, keep up at the workplace and enjoy the people and places we love. Our hearing is deeply connected to our physical, mental and social health. Despite how important healthy …
Great Things to Hear This Holiday Season in Roseville
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, there are wonderful family events with great things to hear. At Roseville Diagnostic Hearing Center, we want to make sure you keep connected to the sounds of the holidays you may have been missing. If you’ve been struggling with hearing loss, do not hesitate to contact us for a consultation. The …
Taking Care of Your Hearing and Vision Slows Cognitive Decline by 50-75%
If you’ve been avoiding getting a new pair of glasses, or putting off scheduling a hearing test for the last few months, you may want to reconsider. Both poor vision and hearing loss have been linked to cognitive decline, and a new study shows that taking care of your hearing and vision slows cognitive decline by 50 – 75%! Cognitive …
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! Every November since 1983, organizations and individuals have come together to raise awareness of this degenerative brain disease, and offer support and resources to those battling Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Sadly, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but there are several things you can do to reduce your chances of developing this …
Tips for Students with Hearing Loss
Succeeding in school can be a challenge, but if you are a student with hearing loss, the path to getting a great education may be even tougher. While many schools have resources to help students with hearing loss thrive, hearing can still be an issue, especially in classes that are lecture or conversation driven. Here are a few tips for …
The Impact of Noise on Hearing Loss
It’s common knowledge that loud noises are bad for your hearing – and that the world around us is growing louder. Understanding how noise-related hearing loss works is fundamental to protecting yourself and your hearing from harm. How Noise Related Hearing Loss Works Your hearing relies on tiny sensory mechanisms inside the inner ear to detect changes to pick up …
Linking Hearing Loss and Alzheimer’s Disease
September is World Alzheimer’s Month! Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) spends the entire month raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and reducing the stigma that surrounds Alzheimer’s. Did you know that Alzheimer’s Disease has been linked to Hearing loss? Numerous studies show that living with untreated hearing loss can increase your risk of developing dementia, and can lead to an …
Understanding Sensorineural Hearing Loss
As an invisible sense, hearing is one of those things we take for granted, until one day, we notice that something is amiss. The sooner we start paying attention to our hearing, the sooner we can act if we notice our hearing abilities begin to change. Today, we will focus on one major form of hearing loss: sensorineural hearing loss. …
Hearing Loss & the Workplace
The workplace has transformed in the last decades in many ways. Some of the protections that were desired but not guaranteed in the past now have strict legal parameters favoring workers. Workplace injury is now protected and compensated in ways it hasn’t been in labor history. However, too often rules on the books don’t translate into protections in practice at …