Hearing Blog – November 2023

Musical Hallucinations are a complex form of auditory hallucinations.  People will hear melodies, music or actual songs.  Musical hallucinations are infrequent.   They have been linked to depression, psychiatric illness..such as schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorders.   It is important to note that even though it is linked to psychiatric environments … it is not the most common […]

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There are ways that you can help yourself hear better.   When you get hearing instruments for the very first time your brain must wake back up to what sounds really sound like.  Along with that… your brain also has adjusted to these new but ‘old’ sounds at a stronger level.  At first, Sounds may be […]

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Do you take pills?  Probably most of us do.  It seems as though almost all of us take some type of medicine.  It may be prescription or OTC (over the counter).. Maybe it is just an aspirin for a headache.  Arthritis may require you to take something a little stronger.  Whatever types of meds you […]

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Do you need a little extra assistance?  How many things can you think of in your life that provides you with some type of additional help? Let’s think about it… Your dishwasher… That’s nice..especially when you have big groups over for dinner.  Your hair dryer..speeds up how quick you can leave the house or go […]

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If you’re around age 85 and reading this fact, you might be nodding, “Yep, I hear that.” And indeed, the fact makes sense, given that the likelihood of hearing loss increases as we age, according to the National Institute on Aging. But with the good news that U.S. residents aged 80-plus are expected to double over the […]

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