Hearing Health
Maryland's Hands-Free Law
On October 1, 2010, Maryland enacted a hands-free law for drivers using cell phones.For most people, this law requires a speaker phone or a Bluetooth… Continue Reading
Diabetes and Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a study funded… Continue Reading
Cancer Treatment and Hearing Loss
My mother was diagnosed in November 2002 with Stage IV breast cancer. She underwent a mastectomy followed by six months of chemotherapy and six months… Continue Reading
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD) is characterized by symptoms of aural (ear) pain, discomfort, and/or fullness. The Eustachian tube connects the air-filled space behind the eardrum,… Continue Reading
Medications and Your Hearing
Do you experience a “ringing, buzzing, or cricket-like” sound in either ear? Are you experiencing new symptoms of dizziness or balance issues? Then you may… Continue Reading
Advanced Audiological (Hearing) Testing
Many people with hearing loss often experience added symptoms of dizziness (vertigo), unbalanced hearing between ears, ringing (tinnitus) and/or pressure in the ears. Audiologists are… Continue Reading
Neuromonics Treatment For Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound source is present. Most Americans will experience some form of tinnitus during their life. It… Continue Reading
Music In My Ears Or Is It All In My Head? Part 2
Musical ear syndrome (MES) affects significant numbers of hard of hearing people. However, because few people are willing to admit to hearing musical phantom sounds,… Continue Reading
Music In My Ears Or Is It All In My Head? Part 1
“My wife hears music that is not there,” Harry writes. “The first song she heard was Silent Night sung by a very good choir of… Continue Reading
What Is Good Customer Service?
Recently, I had the experience of asking three young people, in their 20's, if they had ever heard the term, “The customer is always right.”… Continue Reading
