by Hear Virginia | May 30, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Hearing loss may take a variety of forms and arise as the result of many different causes, and to fully understand them you need to understand the way we hear. Sound enters through the outer ear, which is the portion of the ear on the outside of the head, but also...
by Hear Virginia | May 17, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Among the sometimes bothersome things about being a hearing specialist is that many of the circumstances we encounter that have caused our patients to lose their hearing can’t be reversed. Damage to the tiny, sensitive hair cells of the inner ear is one of the...
by Hear Virginia | Apr 26, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
If you’re able to hear men’s voices more easily than female or kid’s voices, it might suggest that you have experienced some high-frequency hearing loss. The voices of most women and children fall into a higher frequency range – generally 165...
by Hear Virginia | Apr 4, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Tinnitus is widespread in the U.S. with approximately 50 million sufferers over age 50. Tinnitus sufferers hear continuous sounds in their heads that others don’t hear such as buzzing, clicking, humming, ringing or whistling. Tinnitus is commonly known by its...
by Hear Virginia | Mar 22, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
One aspect of hearing loss that is not often addressed is the basic decrease in safety of those who have experienced it. For instance, suppose that a fire starts in your home; if you are like most people you have smoke detectors to sound an alert so that you and your...
by Hear Virginia | Mar 16, 2013 | Hearing Loss Articles
Hearing loss has many forms – it may occur gradually (for example, as the result of aging) or suddenly (as the result of an injury or trauma). The experience of hearing loss may range from mild episodes of not being able to hear conversations correctly to...
