Authors of a recent article in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology contend that a diet rich in antioxidants can help preserve hearing. 2000 adults ages 49 to 99 were studied and dietary health is shown to correlate with better hearing. This information has been proven in animal models previously but this is the first study showing that humans’ hearing also benefits from eating more fruits and vegetables. Just one more reason to have your 5+ servings a day!
Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants can be no less than miraculous for people with severe to profound hearing loss. I have patients whose hearing has decreased over the years to the point where the most current high end technology in hearing aids isn’t adequate in day to day conversations. They’ve gotten one or both ears implanted and after…
Get healthy in the New Year
We get so busy in our lives that we can forget to take care of ourselves. If you’ve been worried about hearing loss and putting off getting a test, here are three great reasons to wait no longer: 1. Hearing loss adds to the fatigue, tension and stress that people experience already. My patients tell…
Battery Sale!
Our annual battery sale is happening this week! The offer is buy one, get one free. This year we’ve increased the maximum you can purchase – up to 20 packages. Drop by our Concord office Monday through Friday during business hours. We’ll be available in the Walnut Creek office on Tuesday from 11:00 – 1:00,…
A few quick tips on hearing in a crowd
Holidays are fun times to be with friends and family, but they are also frustrating times for people with hearing loss. Understanding speech when there is background noise is the most difficult of all tasks that the hearing impaired face. Here are a few tips to help at the beginning of this holiday season: 1….
We have a new Audiologist
We welcome Robert Green Au.D. to our practice. Dr. Green was most recently the head audiologist at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley. He is now working part time in our Concord office and part time for the Contra Costa County health system. He is active in Audiology at the state level by volunteering his time…
Hearing Science One More Time
We have students of Audiology at our conference who volunteer their time to help the days run smoothly. We also get several presentations from students on their research and the subject matter gets more impressive every year. The talk this year that applied most directly to you, my patients, was about speech understanding in a…
More Hearing Science
Another speaker at our conference, Fan-gang Zang, Ph.D. of University of California, Irvine, presented his discussion on tinnitus and a new tinnitus therapy that he is helping to develop. At least 50 million Americans have some kind of tinnitus, which is explained as a perception of sound in the head when no external sound is…
Updates from the conference – “Hearing Science”
There are several causes of acquired hearing loss today and audiologists can monitor patient’s hearing but we don’t have the ability to prevent the loss. Exposure to loud noise is the most common reason for acquired hearing loss but also there are medications or therapies that people must take that can damage their hearing. Aminoglycoside…
Annual California Academy of Audiology Convention
I just got back from our annual state convention, which took place in Anaheim this year. It is very inspiring to get together with audiologists from all over the state to network and share information about new developments in Audiology. I am in my fourth year serving on the Board of Directors of the state…