by Bright Audiology | Aug 13, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It has long been accepted that there are strong connections among sound, music, emotion, and memory, and that our personal experiences and tendencies determine the type and intensity of emotional reaction we have to distinct sounds. As an example, research has...
by Bright Audiology | Aug 6, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t have a tendency to start appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the capability to clearly hear them. We don’t stop to give thought to, for instance, how much we enjoy a good conversation with a friend...
by Bright Audiology | Jul 30, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The hearing healthcare industry has two barriers that prevent individuals from obtaining better hearing: The inability to recognize hearing loss in the first place (due to its gradual onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive remedy....
by Bright Audiology | Jul 23, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Blausen.com staff. “Blausen gallery 2014”. That there is a right way to clean your ears implies that there is a wrong way, and undoubtedly, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is widespread, and it breaches the very first rule of cleaning your ears:...
by Bright Audiology | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s typical to think of hearing loss as an inevitable problem associated with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s routine use of iPods. But the numbers show that the bigger problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work. In...
by Bright Audiology | Jun 18, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Roughly 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no external sound source exists. This phantom sound is normally perceived as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking....
