Hometown Hearing Centers LLC

05/16/2022

Progress?? Definitely!!
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04/28/2022

04/22/2022

Look for us at the Wellness Expo at 3 Willows in Lyons Falls on Sunday!

04/12/2022

We will be closed on Thursday, April 14
Reopen Friday, April 15 at 9:00am

04/09/2022

About a quarter of people between the ages of 20 and 69 have some hearing loss, typically from everyday noises like lawn mowers and music.

04/06/2022

Does hearing loss really make you tired?
If you find you’re tiring more easily than you used to, it may not be your age—it might be hearing loss. When you have hearing loss, you have to concentrate more to understand what you’re hearing. You may even be guessing what people are saying by reading lips, facial expressions and body language.

In fact, a study by the Better Hearing Institute estimates that untreated hearing loss costs the United States $56 billion each year in lost productivity at work, much of which can be blamed on hearing loss fatigue. A survey by the Danish Institute for Social Research found that as many as one in five people with hearing loss stop working altogether. Of those who do work, 15 percent are too tired at the end of the day to pursue leisure activities.

Fortunately, hearing aids can reduce hearing loss fatigue. When the sounds in your environment are amplified, it takes less effort for you to hear speech and other sound. Today’s technology makes it even easier. Many hearing devices have features which isolate and amplify the sound you want to hear while significantly reducing or removing background noise.

Excerpt from:
Five things you may not know about your hearing
Contributed by Debbie Clason, staff writer, Healthy Hearing See less

04/02/2022

Common Causes of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can have some surprising causes. It can also accumulate over time so that you don’t even notice it’s happening. It’s only when you have significant symptoms that you realize something may be amiss.

Any of these can cause mild, moderate or severe hearing loss:

Direct injury to the ear
Some types of brain injury
A history of exposing yourself to high levels of noise (about 80 dB or above)
Working in or next to a very noisy environment
Some viral or bacterial illnesses (meningitis, shingles or measles, for example)
For some, the aging process
Tumors inside the ear
Certain medications
Heredity
Obesity or underweight (note: correlation v. causation has not been determined)
Stroke
An excessively high fever
Smoking (note: correlation v. causation has not been determined)
Cardiovascular disease

03/30/2022

Hearing Loss Symptoms

Many early signs of hearing loss relate to hearing the spoken word. That’s because speech is very specific, with certain sounds that tend to “blur out” depending upon the frequency. (Higher-pitched sounds like a child’s voice might be lost, for example, while bass tones like rumbling traffic may be easier for you to detect.)

Words are how we express ourselves and understand others. In fact, for many people, the motivation for getting checked for hearing loss starts with not being able to clearly understand loved ones.

Here are common symptoms of early hearing loss. You may experience only one or two, or you may have most of them. Everyone is different.

A sense that people “talk too fast” for you to catch all the words
A muffled sensation in the ears
Sudden onset of tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
Not hearing household sounds, such as a dripping faucet or phone text alerts
Others around you complaining that the TV is too loud
Difficulty hearing others on the phone
Frequently asking others to repeat what they’ve said
Having trouble making out the speech of women and children (higher voices/frequency)
Having a “favorite” ear and turning your head so that ear is facing sound/voices
Avoidance of social situations because it’s difficult for you to make out what people are saying

03/24/2022

Q: What should someone do if they suspect they have hearing loss?

Don’t procrastinate. Visit a hearing health professional to get your hearing formally tested. They can tell you how severe the hearing loss is and discuss your options. Hearing loss is not curable, but it is treatable, and treating it earlier can lead to better outcomes. In fact, researchers are looking at whether earlier use of hearing aids can delay or prevent dementia. If you do need hearing aids, do your research before deciding what hearing aids are right for you. Get the ones that give you the best sound and also have features that make it easy to monitor health and live a healthy lifestyle.

03/21/2022

Q: How are heart health and hearing health related?

Normal blood flow is critical for good hearing health. Delicate hair cells in the inner ear (the cochlea) turn sound into electrical impulses that travel to the brain so we can hear speech, music or noise. Those hair cells rely on good circulation to function properly. Heart disease or hypertension can decrease the blood flow to the inner ear. If those hair cells don’t get enough oxygen, this can permanently damage the hair cells and your hearing over time.