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Online Hearing Tests vs. In-Person Exams: What Sacramento Residents Should Know Before Booking
If you’re wondering whether an online hearing test is enough, the short answer is this: online hearing tests can be useful screening tools, but they do not provide the same level of information as a…
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When Is It Time to Get Your Hearing Checked After Noise Exposure?
Noise exposure is one of the leading causes of hearing loss, so it’s important to be proactive about your hearing health if you’ve been around noise recently. However, sometimes the effects of loud noise on…
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Why Hearing Seems Worse in Summer
This is a common concern for patients this time of year. It’s an interesting phenomenon, so let’s discuss why hearing can sometimes seem worse in the warm summer months. Congestion and Allergies Wandering around Sacramento…
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Cochlear Implants: Rediscover Your World
You’re never too old to try something new—and that includes improving your hearing. Thanks to Northwestern University’s cochlear implant program, Kitty Grutzmacher, 84, went from struggling to hear with hearing aids to finding auditory success…
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What Does “Ototoxic” Mean?
Many medications, both over-the-counter and prescription, are ototoxic. Oto means ear, and toxic means poisonous or damaging; the term literally means “poisonous to the ear.” This may seem scary at first, so let’s discuss ototoxic…
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Best Ear Protection for Summer Festivities and Concerts in Sacramento
Summer is full of loud noise: there’s nothing like the energetic, dance-worthy environment of seeing an incredible live concert, and we’re only a few weeks away from stunning, explosive fireworks displays on Independence Day. We’ve…
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Five Early Signs of Noise Damage
Noise-induced hearing loss is growing more common in our noisy world. Whether you attended a loud event with no hearing protection or work in a loud industry that gradually chips away at your hearing, if…
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Hearing Hazards at Summer Concerts and Festivals
Summertime in Sacramento is filled with live music events! There’s nothing like the energy of a concert or festival, everyone enjoying the music, and it’s exciting to see artists you know well and discover new…
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Hearing in Public Just Got Easier: What Auracast Means for People with Hearing Loss
A New Wireless Technology Is Changing How Hearing Aid Wearers Experience the World Around Them The announcement came over the airport speakers, and everyone around you moved with purpose. You caught about half of it.…
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Why Hearing Loss Isn’t Just About Getting Older, and Why You Shouldn’t Ignore It
The Consequences Are Bigger Than You Might Expect. Here’s What the Research Shows. Maybe it started with asking your partner to repeat something at dinner. Or turning up the TV just a little more each…