More to Treating Hearing Loss than Better Hearing: The Link Between Untreated Hearing Loss and Dementia
There is a growing body of evidence supporting the claim that treating hearing loss not only improves hearing but also improves quality of life. Various types of hearing loss can be treated using hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive listening devices, and/or medical intervention. By treating hearing loss, not only are there improvements in the aided ability to understand speech with ease, but there are also demonstrable improvements in that person’s emotional, mental, and social aspects of life. Earlier this year, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical…
Understanding Your Hearing
In order to understand hearing, or the auditory system, and the ability to perceive sound and understand speech, it is best to consider the ear as being divided into 3 parts: the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The external ear consists of the auricle and the ear canal. These structures direct sound towards the eardrum. The middle ear is the space that lies between the external ear and inner ear. The middle ear is made up of the eardrum and the…
The Facts About Wax: New Medical Guidelines Recommend Avoiding Ear Wax Removal
Most people feel the need to remove ear wax or cerumen, which is the mixture of secretion, hair and dead skin. But new guidelines released by the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation state that, as long as the ears are functioning properly, people should leave ear wax in its place. Highlights from the report include: Overall, ear wax is beneficial and self-cleaning. Each year, 12 million people in the United States seek medical care for impacted ear wax. Ears should only…
Not All Digital Hearing Aids Are Created Equal: New Technology Options Offer Patients Greater Clarity
Thanks to recent technological advances, digital hearing aids offer greater comfort and audio quality than ever before. They are available in both high-end and entry-level models based on their features and capabilities. For some patients, however, the increased options have made the process of choosing a digital hearing aid very confusing. At CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat, our certified audiologists have the training and experience to help your patient choose the hearing aid and options that best suit his or her individual lifestyle, environment, dexterity…
Digital Hearing Aids Are Effective For High Frequency Hearing Loss
High frequency hearing loss, which results in difficulty hearing in the presence of background noise, was not easily treatable in the past. Analog hearing aid technology amplifies the overall sound in an area, and doesn’t help a person differentiate speech from surrounding noise. With the progression of hearing aid technology from analog to digital, there are new solutions for high frequency hearing loss. Most major hearing aid manufacturers have a line of digital hearing aids specifically for high frequency sensorineural hearing loss or noise induced…
Technology, Ingenuity & One Operation Erase A Lifetime Of Hearing Loss For This Young Patient
By the time Caitlin Echave was a high school sophomore, she and her family were resigned to the fact that her hearing loss, which began when she was 11 years old, would never get better. She had reluctantly started wearing hearing aids, but still hid that fact from everyone except for close friends. After moving to Charlotte, Caitlin never imagined that a trip to yet another otolaryngologist would change her life forever. Caitlin was referred to CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat after complaining that her…
Comparing Our Audiologists To Hearing Instrument Specialists
In order to deliver the highest level of audiology services, CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat, has only certified audiologists on our staff. That’s because when it comes to hearing exams and hearing aids, there is a dramatic differences in training and skill level between certified audiologists and so-called hearing instrument specialists. Your patients are typically unaware of these differences which include: 1. Audiologists Have Significantly More Education Our certified audiologists each have a Master’s degree and have passed a standardized national competency exam. Much of…
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