Can Untreated Hearing Loss Lead to Dementia?
If you’re a Beaufort resident with hearing loss, there are bigger risks than the embarrassment of misunderstanding a word here and a phrase there. True, your date might look at you funny if you pass her a lime instead of the wine, but in the overall scheme of things this is pretty minor. Bigger problems…
How to Recognize Hearing Loss in Infants
Hearing loss is difficult enough for adults to handle. It can be especially problematic in babies, who rely on their hearing from the moment they are born. Hearing plays a crucial role in a child’s social and emotional development and is necessary for their speech and language skills. Untreated hearing loss in infants can lead…
Are Noisy Restaurants Discriminatory?
Most people take dining out for granted, but if you have hearing loss in Charleston, you are well aware of the difficulties involved in eating out at a restaurant. Others might contend with slow service or a chef who is a little heavy-handed with the salt, but for those with a hearing impairment, noise is…
Malaria Drug Might Help Those with Hearing Loss
Question: what is the world’s deadliest animal? You might guess sharks or bears. Maybe lions. But you’d be wrong in each case. It turns out mosquitoes cause far more deaths to humans than any other creature – an estimated 750,000 worldwide! Few positives can be attributed to these bloodsucking pests, but it turns out a…
Hearing Aids + Heat: A Not-so-Winning Combination
Summer’s here, which means backyard barbecues, a dash through the sprinkler, stargazing on a warm night and other outdoor activities that are impossible to enjoy during the winter months in Mount Pleasant. While all that sunshine brightens our spirits and amps up the fun factor, it poses a danger to hearing aids. Hot Weather Can…
Tips for Traveling with Hearing Loss
Even the most ardent South Carolina lovers will occasionally feel the desire to get away. For residents of Summerville, the lure of the open road may be impossible to resist. Perhaps you want to escape the blistering summer heat for a few days, take the kids on a memorable family vacation like the Griswolds did,…
The History of Hearing Aids
Think hearing aids are a new invention, created in Moncks Corner just to treat baby boomers and those of the greatest generation? Think again. Hearing loss has been a problem since the beginning, and when there is a problem there are often people actively trying to solve it. For many years, individuals with hearing loss…
New Technology is Helping Those with Hearing Loss
It often seems that technology is improving at such a rapid-fire pace it’s hard to keep up. Once upon a time nearly every house in Summerville had a metal antenna on its roof, and nowadays people throughout South Carolina stream movies on their smartphones. It’s hard to believe these changes have occurred in little over…
The Link Between Hearing Loss & Osteoporosis in Charleston
Charleston residents diagnosed with osteoporosis might find it wise to schedule a hearing exam. Recent research indicates there may be a connection between the bone density disease and impaired hearing. The Lowdown on Osteoporosis An estimated 54 million Americans have osteoporosis, a condition in which bone mass becomes less dense over time, increasing the risk…
Helpful Hearing Apps for Smartphone Users
Nowadays, pretty much everybody has a smartphone. If you suffer from hearing loss in Charleston, there are some handy apps you can download for your phone. Most are inexpensive (or free) and can make your life quite a bit easier. Hearing Apps for iPhone Users Hearing impaired iPhone users might want to check out the…