How to Protect Your Hearing
Hearing loss can be a confusing experience that leaves you feeling discouraged, frustrated and isolated. October is Audiology Awareness Month, which means now is a great time to learn about life changes that can help make for a better tomorrow. Audiologists, including the experts at Pinnacle ENT Associates (PENTA), can help identify hearing problems and recommend…
Managing Tinnitus During a Pandemic
This year has been a challenging time for people across the globe in more ways in one. From the pandemic to natural disasters to political upheaval, everyone is feeling more stressed out than usual. This is unfortunate for tinnitus sufferers, as stress is one of the major triggers for tinnitus symptoms. If your tinnitus has…
See a Doctor Before Buying Hearing Aids
If you’re in the market for hearing aids, it may be tempting to purchase them from a big box retailer. But doing so could be risky to your health, the FDA cautions. The reason is simple: there are many different factors that contribute to hearing loss, and unless you know the causes of yours, you…
Which Hearing Professional Should You See?
If you experience hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness or another ear-related disorder, it’s important to have a team of specialists helping you achieve the best possible outcomes. While your PCP is usually the best place to start, there are many possible specialists you may be referred to. Hearing Instrument Specialists Hearing instrument specialists (HIS) are state-licensed…
Owl Research May Help with Diagnosing Infant Hearing Loss
About three out of every 1,000 babies in the U.S. are born with hearing loss. Left untreated, this can have devastating effects on speech and language development and, in turn, on academic performance later in life. Research on owls may help improve early diagnosis and intervention options. Diagnosing Infant Hearing Loss The Early Hearing Detection…
Are Sinus Infections Contagious?
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunotherapy (ACAAI), about 31 million Americans experience at least one sinus infection each year. While sinus infections themselves are not contagious, the underlying viruses that causes them often are. What Is a Sinus Infection? The sinuses are a series of connected cavities in the skull and…
The Connection Between Hearing Loss & Tinnitus
Approximately 15 percent of adults are affected by tinnitus, a term that describes ringing, hissing, buzzing, whistling or roaring sounds in the ears with no external sound source. Tinnitus is different for everybody, as it can be constant or intermittent and range from a minor nuisance to a debilitating experience. Research shows that people with…
3 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Hearing Health
The most common cause of hearing loss is the natural aging process, which unfortunately cannot be stopped or reversed. However, there are many other possible causes that you can do something about. See our list of three things you can do to improve the health of your hearing system. Get Some Exercise Exercise is one…
Loss of Smell and Taste Linked to COVID-19
By now, we’re all familiar with the main symptoms of COVID-19: fever, body aches, dry cough, breathing difficulty. But for some people, additional symptoms include a loss of smell and taste; these can occur even in the absence of any other symptoms. Anosmia and ageusia (the medical terms for loss of smell and taste) are…
Is it Allergies or COVID-19?
With the coronavirus pandemic coinciding with upcoming fall allergy season, individuals with allergies are having trouble distinguishing whether their symptoms are the result of exposure to pollen and other allergen triggers, or associated with COVID-19. In order to alleviate any unnecessary fear, understanding the differences between allergies and coronavirus—while acknowledging that there are certain similarities—is…
