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What we call ear wax occurs because our ear canals are covered with hair follicles and glands that generate an oily wax called cerumen. This wax coats the inner surface of the ear canal and helps to protect it by attracting and gathering alien particles such as dust and dirt, bacteria, and other microorganisms. Another
If you’ve ever attended a modern day rock concert and found yourself saying, “That music is just too darned loud,” it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting old. This response could be your body’s way of informing you that you’re at risk of hearing damage. If following the concert you’ve been left with a ringing
“What hearing aid battery type do I purchase?” is a tough question to answer generally, because there are many different models of hearing aids, and each needs a battery that matches it and contains sufficient energy to power it. The easiest scenario to deal with is if you currently wear a hearing aid; if so,
Most of us have been told to eat our carrots for better eyesight. However, did anyone ever suggest foods healthy for your ears or hearing? Not likely. We can now teach our kids what to eat for healthy hearing and ears; advice that’s probably prudent for us to follow as well. Hearing impairment can be
Blockage of the outer ear canal from a build up of ear wax is one of the most common reasons for temporary hearing loss. Naturally, if you have experienced this or believe that a buildup of ear wax might be causing some reduced hearing, you want to clean out your ears. Although this is a
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, abbreviated CAPD, is a complex disorder to diagnose accurately for many good reasons. Standard hearing tests don’t consistently identify CAPD because the condition stems from the brain, not the ears. Youngsters with CAPD can hear spoken sounds, especially language, but their brains improperly process the information sent by the ears. Also,
The eardrum is required for hearing because it detects sound waves and communicates the vibrations to the brain, but in addition it acts as a shield to seal the inner ear and keep it clear of infection. When your eardrum is fully intact, your inner ear is basically a protected and sterile place; but if
Could excessively noisy environments at work be damaging your hearing? Noise-induced hearing loss is the most common reason for hearing loss. Certain occupations are simply more noisy than others, and workers in those fields should be appropriately concerned about their hearing. Approximately 30 million workers risk hazardous noise exposure on the job according to the
Picking out hearing aids can be hard if you are not familiar with the many acronyms commonly used to describe common styles. This collection encompasses the vast majority of the abbreviations you are likely to encounter when looking for hearing aids and offers a brief explanation of each one. The ideal approach to really grasp
Vertigo, a sensation of movement where the person or the person’s surroundings seem to whirl dizzily, is generally regarded as a rather unpleasant experience. Vertigo feelings can disrupt balance and lead to falls that can be serious in the elderly; vertigo can also be combined with sensations of spinning in space, dizziness, and more rarely,
No, the “speech banana” is not a super fruit that improves hearing or is a reference to that classic vaudeville comic skit that goes, “Speak up…I can’t hear you…I’ve got a banana in my ear.” The “speech banana” is a distinctive design appearing on an audiogram. Audiograms are graphs of sound frequency (on the horizontal
Americans like their guns. Some of this interest comes from movies and TV where policemen, cowboys and bad guys are donning their guns with delight and regularly shooting at one another. The impression from these images was definitely potent, because America continues to have millions of gun owners who fire them on a regular basis,
