When my mother hit midlife she sometimes called me “Luna,” the name of my childhood cat. Now that I’m the age she was then, I just as often go looking for my glasses for several minutes before I realize they’re propped on my head. As we get older, our risk of cognitivedecline and hearing loss… Read More »
Edith Veitch, now 17, was 10 when an audiologist diagnosed her hearing loss and fitted her with aids. Edith and her mother, Margo. Edith has arare disease that causes hearing loss. Her mother, Margo, a community college instructor in Illinois, is unsure when the hearing loss set in. “We don’t have [hearing loss] in the… Read More »
Any disorder that affects circulation can potentially affect your hearing—including health conditions associated with obesity. People with obesity are more likely to have health conditions that can damagehearing. Many Americans carry extra weight. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2015-2016, more than one-third of all adults in the US had obesity. Adults with… Read More »
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes — if you’re one of them, take note. You may want to keep a close watch on your hearing, too. Research indicates diabetics are more than twice as likely to develop hearing loss than those without the disease. What is diabetes? Very simply, diabetes inhibits the body’s ability… Read More »