Hearing loss is divided into degrees of severity from mild to profound. If you have mild hearing loss, your hearing loss isn’t severe and you can likely “fake it until you make it” in many social situations. However, despite how it sounds, “mild” hearing loss doesn’t mean harmless—it can still have profound effects on your quality… Read More »
Have you noticed you’re not hearing as well as you normally do? There are many causes of hearing loss, from age-related hearing loss to viral infections like mumps. Depending on the cause, your hearing loss may be temporary or permanent. Sudden hearing loss? Take action If you’ve developed rapid and sudden hearing loss in one… Read More »
Although most of us wouldn’t want to live anywhere else in the world, tax time has been known to cause the average American a fair amount of stress and anxiety. At the risk of sounding like a Donna Summer song, you work hard for your money. Healthy Hearing wants to know: Are you taking full… Read More »
Whether you’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss or not, there are things you can do to minimize the risk of it getting worse, as well as improve your overall health at the same time. They include these five action items: Taking a walk is one easy way you canhelp improve your hearing health.Scientists believe exercise increasesblood flow… Read More »
The chair of the House subcommittee charged with legislative oversight of the VA’s Cerner electronic health record implementation is concerned about the agency’s decision to delay the EHR’s initial go-live. “I’m concerned that as we’ve moved closer to the go-live date, we have been told repeatedly that there were no showstoppers in the implementation, that… Read More »