How to Manage Tinnitus While Flying
Are you a tinnitus sufferer whose symptoms get worse every time you fly? If so, let’s go over a few tips to help manage your symptoms and reduce your stress the next time you head out to Eppley Airfield. What Causes Tinnitus? Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing or other noise in one or sometimes both…
Tips for Solo Travelers with Hearing Loss
While it’s great to travel with your partner or friends, it can also be exciting to visit a new city or country by yourself. In fact, research has shown that being able to travel is good for our social well-being and overall health. If you have hearing loss, the thought of traveling solo may seem…
Why Is It Important to Protect Your Remaining Hearing?
The remaining hearing you have after hearing loss is called your residual hearing. Hearing loss is not a one-time occurrence but rather a state that can develop over time. While you may not be able to entirely prevent your hearing loss from progressing, there are ways that you can avoid losing more than you need…
How To Protect Your Hearing at Sporting Events
Watching your favorite sports team on television is fun, but there’s a special energy that comes with seeing the Creighton Bluejays play in person at the CHI Health Center Omaha. While the roar of the crowd and the music playing adds an extra level of excitement to sporting events, it also can pose a threat…
How Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Can Help Your Hearing Health
Poor sleep can make you tired, irritable and affect your ability to process audiological information. Two possible reasons for sleep deprivation’s effect on auditory function are high blood pressure and impairment of the lateral temporal lobe. Let’s look at each a little more closely. High Blood Pressure’s Effect on Hearing Sleep helps your body control…
How To Protect Your Hearing While Outdoors
Summer is a time to spend outdoors, whether that’s swimming, camping or attending the Maha Festival in Omaha. However, certain outdoor activities can reach volumes that put you at risk of developing issues like tinnitus and noise-induced hearing loss. Let’s take a look at a few ways to protect your hearing outdoors and keep your…
Tips for Protecting Your Hearing on the Fourth of July
It’s hard to believe that the Fourth of July is less than one week away. For many of us, that means celebrating with family and friends by barbequing, playing lawn games and, of course, watching fireworks displays. While watching fireworks can be a fun, family-friendly activity, it’s important that you take the proper precautions to…
How Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Daily Life
When you can’t hear well, your daily life is likely to be impacted in many different ways. Below we review some of the ways untreated hearing loss can affect you and how hearing aids can help. Relationships Any relationship counselor will tell you the key to healthy relationships is good communication. When you cannot hear…
How Your Home’s Acoustics Can Affect Your Hearing
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.” If you’re among the 15%, you may have noticed that the acoustics in your home can affect how well you can hear your family members. We review how your…
What Are The Differences Between Conductive and Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
Did you know that there are different kinds of hearing loss? Let’s take a closer look at the differences between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. What Is Sensorineural Hearing Loss? Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common type of hearing loss. In particular, age-related sensorineural hearing loss (i.e., presbycusis) is the most common type…