You may find yourself straining to follow conversations during a lively family dinner, at a bustling restaurant, or even in the middle of a busy meeting. If you’re experiencing these challenges, know that you are not alone. Background noise is one of the most common...
The hearing care market has seen significant growth and change in recent years, notably with the introduction of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids in 2022. These devices, emerging as a convenient and cost-effective solution, offer an enticing option for those...
As we journey through life's various stages, our bodies inevitably change, and one of the most common transformations involves the natural deterioration of our hearing. Presbycusis, commonly known as age-related hearing loss, is the gradual loss of hearing that...
If you’ve been thinking that 2025 is your year for looking after your hearing, you’re in the right place. 2024 was a year of incredible innovation in the hearing aid world. From AI sound processing to providing smaller and smaller designs for hearing aids, the hearing...
Our sense of balance is something we take for granted until we experience dizziness or a fall. Our equilibrium depends upon synchronous interaction between our inner ear, vision, and somatosensory perception. This communication allows our cerebellum to maintain our...
You might have heard of a specific kind of balance issue or dizziness called BPPV – benign paroxysmal positional vertigo – so we thought it might be helpful to learn more about it by asking Clarity Hearing’s balance specialist, audiologist Dr. Dominique Olivarez, some...
If you’ve ever felt dizzy after standing up suddenly, or you’ve been travel sick, then the culprit is your inner ear not working fast enough to adjust your sense of balance. This slowness to adjust is called vertigo, and the medical term for the most common form of it...