The Link Between Antibiotics & Hearing Loss
Hearing loss in Charleston is usually the result of aging, noise exposure, disease or side effects of medications. There are more than 200 drugs that have been identified as ototoxic – that is, having an adverse effect on hearing. Many of these are antibiotics, but until recently, doctors didn’t know why these medications caused harm…
Hearing Aids May Delay Onset of Dementia
People with hearing loss in Charleston have a higher risk of developing a number of physical, social and psychological side effects. These include stress, anxiety, withdrawal, depression, memory loss and cognitive decline. Dementia is especially prevalent among adults with hearing loss, according to results from several large-scale studies. New research shows that hearing aids could…
Tips for Removing Water from Your Ears
Summertime in Charleston means you can reliably count on several things: painful sunburns, ants invading your picnic and water in your ears. Not that we don’t love the season – backyard barbecues alone are enough to make us wish the pleasant weather would last forever – but these can put a damper on an otherwise…
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…
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…