If Jimmy Buffet Sings It, It’s Gotta Be True
A May 2016 post discussed the monologue strategy adopted by some people with hearing loss who choose not to purchase hearing aids, or not to use them even if they make the purchase. Those people were characterized by their tendency to “speak loud and long, dominating conversations by turning a dialog into a monologue.” That post…
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Life, Longevity,Cognitive Decline, Hearing Loss… More Connected Than We Used to Think
HHTM Staff: For several years, we’ve been reporting on correlations linking hearing loss and Alzheimers, depression, cognitive decline, social isolation, general health, and Quality of Life (QoL) measures. Correlation does not imply causality, but the data keep coming, forging stronger links between healthy hearing and healthy living. November is also National Alzheimer’s Awareness month and…
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Migraine, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus: An Interesting and Unusual Case Study
HHTM Staff: This is a quick post to alert you to a fascinating case study involving one-sided, mild hearing loss; one-sided, extreme tinnitus; and horrible migraine-type headaches. The patient was an adult female. As you’ll see from reading the article, her symptoms were suspected to be related to some sort of trauma — perhaps a…
Read MoreNoise and Urban Encroachment
HHTM Staff: Last week’s post was supposed to be the absolute final post in this multi-month Noise series. After getting the low-down on electronic earplugs, a new angle arose in the form of legislation to outfit firearms with noise suppressors (aka “silencers”). The rationale for suppressors was ably supported by Knox Williams (President, American Silencer Assoc) last…
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Noise versus Silence
Noise will continue to be the star at HHTM, in many guises: sounds of a bat, rude cell phone use, and elitist intellectual-profiling. Silence emerged as the white knight of tranquility, civil behavior, superior intellect, and upper class entitlement. It’s an interesting and entertaining juxtaposition of Good and Bad, especially considering our mainly urban lifestyles and…
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