Hearing loss comes in many forms and comes from a variety of causes. Some of it avoidable-some of it not. Noise induced hearing loss is the largest group of hearing impairment and it is unique in the fact that it is entirely avoidable. Unfortunately once exposed to very loud noises, the damage is done. The [...]
Atmospheric pressure
During our whole life we are under pressure. This pressure is caused by the weight of air pushing down on us and is called the atmospheric pressure.
During descents in diving, the pressure on your body increases. This is because more water is pushing down on you, creating more and more water pressure [...]
Every year, millions of ordinary people with diverse lifestyles, develop a ringing in their ears. The condition is called tinnitus. According to the American Tinnitus Association, as many as 50 million Americans may be suffering with tinnitus.
So many people are afflicted with tinnitus, that it is reasonable to assume it has become a top priority [...]
What is Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a symptom and not a condition in itself. Tinnitus describes the symptom of being able to hear things which nobody else can, although in a rare number of cases, this isn?t true. Tinnitus is a very common condition with approximately 10% of the population suffering from Tinnitus to [...]
Several months ago I was diagnosed with a hearing loss in both ears. Now I wear two hearing aids and they have improved my life. I can hear whole conversations, not just snatches, and pick up on subtleties. Most of the time my hearing aids work well, but they don’t work as [...]
One of the worst industrial accidents can be the loss of eyesight so it is critical that employers insist that workers wear certified protective eyewear. In previous years, this has meant wearing big, bulky and mainly unattractive eyewear. Today, this eyewear has become a lot more stylish so it makes wearing safety glasses [...]
Head Louse - What To Look For?
Primarily Head Louse are found in the hair close to the scalp, most frequently around the ears and the nape of the neck. They may be difficult to find in the hair because they tend to hide and grooming and scratching keep their numbers down.
Usually you will see [...]
Car alarms, screeching subway cars, loud bars, and barking dogs are only a few of the annoyances that can harass people on a daily basis. In a large metropolitan city, these things are the norm and are actually harmful to your ears.
If you are exposed to this constantly you can suffer permanent hearing loss. A [...]
A cold, allergies, coughing, and sneezing can all influence in sinusitis. However, the fact that these can be an influence in ear infection is not commonly known. The reason that sinusitis and ear infection are related is that the sinuses and the ear are connected by a tube in the inner ear called the Eustachian [...]
The wide variety of Contact Lenses that are now available means that
almost anyone who would normally need to wear glasses can now
wear Contact Lenses instead. There are a number of benefits that
Contact Lenses have over glasses, here are just a few to convince you
that Contact Lenses are the better option:
Contact lenses [...]
