New Study Reveals Hearing Aids Slow Cognitive Decline
A new study published this year in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society further supports existing evidence that wearing hearing aids can help slow cognitive decline in elderly patients. There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to the relationship between hearing and cognition: The common cause hypothesis states that hearing loss…
Tinnitus: Understanding the Ringing in Your Ears
Many people experience a persistent ringing in their ears. This is common and referred to as tinnitus, a condition that affects roughly 15 percent of the American population.1Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound when no sound currently exists. For some it is a minor nuisance, but for others it is a major impediment…
Instructions for Ear Care
The ear canals are normally coated with a layer of wax (cerumen) that both cleans and protects the ear canal skin. The ear canals do NOT need to be cleaned. Most ear problems develop from people trying to remove the wax with ear swabs, fingers or other objects or from rubbing the ears because they…
S.E.N.T. Hearing Aid Center Donates Hearing Aids and Services to Long-time Patient
MEDIA CONTACT: RACHELLE RUGGLES—916-736-6699 RRUGGLES@SACENT.COM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL AUDIOLOGY PRACTICE DONATES HEARING AIDS TO LONG-TIME PATIENT Sacramento, Calif. (August 23, 2016)—S.E.N.T. Hearing Aid Center, a division of Sacramento Ear, Nose & Throat Surgical and Medical Group (SacENT), is fitting Gabby Eyman, a 24-year-old Sacramento native, with a pair of hearing aids as a part…
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month
Created in 1927 by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. It’s an annual occasion designed to raise awareness and encourage the public to take action on their hearing and speech problems. More than 48 million Americans of all ages suffer from some level of hearing loss. The most common…