Winterize Your Hearing Aids
If you’re like many people in Exton, you take extra steps to winterize your car and home this time of year. It’s good to be vigilant and prepare for the coldest months of the year, but if you have hearing loss, don’t neglect to protect your hearing aids from the ravages of winter, as well….
How Allergies Affect Your Hearing
About one in five people in Exton experiences allergies. In addition to the usual symptoms – itchy, watery eyes; runny nose; nasal congestion; cough; sore throat; and post-nasal drip, you might also experience another side effect: temporary hearing loss. What are Allergies? To understand how allergies affect your hearing, let’s start with the basics. Allergies…
Making Cents of Untreated Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is costly to patients in Exton and across the country. Not only is there a physical, emotional, and social toll; impaired hearing can also affect another area where you might be vulnerable: your bank account. The High Costs of Hearing Loss A new study published by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
Can You Look Younger Without Surgery?
Many people in West Chester want to look younger but are hesitant to go under the knife in order to change their appearance. Fortunately, they have other options. Halloween has come and gone so wearing a mask is off the table, but injectable dermal fillers can be used year-round and offer a safe and effective…
Housecleaning Tips for Reducing Allergies
Allergies may be most prevalent in the spring and summer months, when flowers, grasses, and trees are in bloom and pollen descends upon Doylestown en masse, but they certainly aren’t confined to the warmer months. They can affect people year-round thanks to other sources, which include molds, environmental pollutants, pet dander, and dust mites. One…
Giving Your Hearing Aids a Helping Hand
Giving Your Hearing Aids a Helping Hand If you’re one of the 48 million Americans diagnosed with hearing loss and are treating your condition with hearing aids, you’re probably well aware of the positive difference they have made in your daily life. As great as hearing aids are, accessories can help further boost their performance…
Signs You Have a Sleep Disorder
Sleep is often elusive for a large number of Havertown residents. A lack of sleep is annoying and can not only leave you feeling sluggish and groggy the next day, but it can lead to problems with memory and concentration and may negatively affect your mood, personal relationships, and on-the-job performance. Worse still, some sleep…
October is National Audiology Awareness Month
Hearing professionals want to spread awareness of audiology and share tips on protecting your hearing to people in West Chester and across the U.S. throughout the month of October. To do so, they’ve designated this as National Audiology Awareness Month. Hearing Loss Statistics The American Academy of Audiology declared October as National Audiology Awareness Month…
Food Allergies & Halloween: The Teal Pumpkin Project
The air is turning crisp, leaves are changing color, and stores are stocked with pumpkin spice-flavored everything. This can mean only one thing: Halloween is right around the corner! If you’ve noticed teal-colored pumpkins on front porches while canvassing the neighborhood, don’t worry – you haven’t stepped into a time machine and been deposited back…
What is Tinnitus?
If you’ve ever experienced a ringing noise in your ears, you’re far from alone: known as tinnitus, phantom sounds affect about one in five people in West Chester and across the country. Ringing is most common, but others report whistling, humming, roaring, whooshing, chirping, and other sounds. Understanding what causes tinnitus will help you manage…
