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Should I Wear a Medical ID Bracelet if I Have Hearing Loss?
If you’re in an emergency, a medical ID bracelet can provide a first responder with important health information about you, so they can treat you effectively, whether you’re at home or at Bohnett Park on…
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Tips for Train Travel with Hearing Loss
Are you among the 15% of American adults who reports some trouble hearing, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders? If you are and you’re planning to take a trip on…
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Has Your Child’s Hearing Loss Been Misdiagnosed as a Learning Disability?
Not only can your child’s untreated hearing loss impact their communication at home, it can affect their performance at school, too. But it turns out, certain behaviors caused by hearing loss are also associated with…
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How is Unilateral Hearing Loss Treatment Different from Binaural Hearing Loss?
While most people with hearing loss experience it in both ears, others have unilateral hearing loss. This means they only have one ear that is affected. Unilateral hearing loss poses its own set of challenges…
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What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of…
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What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known…
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What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above…
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How Loud Is Too Loud?
We’ve all heard that loud noises can cause hearing loss, but figuring out which sounds in particular can be dangerous to your hearing can be complicated. Below is a breakdown of how you can determine…
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Are Smokers at a Greater Risk of Hearing Loss?
Smoking cigarettes has long been linked with a number of health conditions. Researchers were interested in whether this negative association would also be seen in those who have since given up the habit. Their findings…
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Combining Pediatric Hearing Loss with Playtime to Test Hearing
At Hearing Services of Santa Barbara, we treat patients of all ages and use special tools to help meet the needs of even our youngest patients. We have a special system that uses VRA (Visual…
