Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Educational
Sensorineural (or permanent) hearing loss can be caused from many factors including: age, genetics, medications (like chemotherapy), and/or other health issues (such as diabetes), just to name a few. A very common and often overlooked cause of hearing loss, is...
Dec 31, 2015 | Blog, Educational
There are many common health concerns linked with hearing loss… One of the biggest concerns as we age is dementia. According to a study done by Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, older adults with hearing loss have an increased risk of “dementia, falls,...
Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Educational, Meet Our Staff, Personal Stories
The phrase “hearing loss” is typically associated with the process of aging and a “sign” of getting older; however what most people do not realize is that it affects people of all ages. I was born a pre-mature twin in 1990, within the first two weeks of my life I...
Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, Educational, Hearing Missions Foundation
With the Hearing Missions Foundation ~ Over the past 4 years, members of your Cleveland hearing aid center, Centers for Hearing Care and Rotarians from District 6650 have established a hearing mission to the Common Wealth of Dominica. This trip began in 2011 when Dr....
Sep 8, 2015 | Blog, Educational
When scheduling an appointment for a hearing evaluation in our office at Cleveland hearing aid center or any of our other branches, you will be asked to bring a family member/friend with you. Many of our patients ask, “Why do I need to bring someone with...
Sep 1, 2015 | Blog, Educational, Personal Stories
One thing I have always struggled with in accepting myself is my hearing loss. I have had a progressive sensorineural hearing loss in both ears since the age of 3. I started having chronic ear infections at the age of 6 months old. I had PE tubes in my ears eight...