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The Link Between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Hearing Loss

Have you wondered how iron deficiency anemia (IDA) can influence hearing loss? Well, you are not the only one. At first, it can be confusing to determine if IDA is associated with hearing loss. However, research concludes that IDA is related to sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and combined hearing loss in adult patients. SNHL refers […]

Serving People with Disabilities

Our practice is honored to be able to provide compassionate hearing healthcare to patients living with a disability in Shelby County and surrounding counties. We have long partnered with a variety of support organizations that allow us to be the annual hearing-health provider to their clients.    Just like people without a disability, annual hearing […]

Kids and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

Have you ever sung a song lyric at the top of your lungs only to be informed by your friend that you’re singing it wrong? You wouldn’t believe how many people think Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” starts with “We’re caught in a trout.” Then someone tells you it’s “We’re caught in a trap” and you can’t unhear the […]

Is Your 7-Year Clock Ticking?

If you lived with diabetes for seven years without a diagnosis, can you imagine what that raging blood sugar would do to your health? By year seven, your symptoms would probably be so bad you’d no longer be able to ignore them. You’d probably end up in the hospital long before that. There’s also another […]

What Do We Actually Mean By Hearing Loss?

When we talk about hearing loss, we’re usually referring to the permanent ranges of hearing loss, called age-related hearing loss or noise-induced hearing loss. But the official name is sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when something damages the tiny hair-like nerves in the inner ear. The way they dance in the inner ear […]

Wax? Fungus? Actual Hearing Loss?

“Where’d my hearing go?” Did you wake up one morning with ears that felt full, like you were listening through a tunnel? Did you think, “I really did a number on my ears this time — is it hearing loss?”  Or, could it be something else? There are many reasons our hearing may temporarily diminish. […]

Referring Patients for a Cochlear Implant

Laurel was a 42-year-old promoter for a Memphis band. When she first visited me, she told me she was dealing with progressively worsening hearing loss. She’d been wearing hearing aids from my office for the last 10 years, but her hearing loss had advanced with regular exposure to concert music at work. So she did […]

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How Loud Is Too Loud?

The world is a noisy place. From the A/C running at full blast this summer to trucks rumbling past on I-40 to people talking, our ears are bombarded with sound. It’s no wonder that 15% of Americans over 18 have experienced some hearing loss. But where does the damage begin? How loud is too loud? Sound in Decibels […]

What You Need to Know About Blood Pressure and Your Hearing

Chances are, the last time you saw your doctor, they checked your blood pressure. And the time before and before. You’ll find a blood pressure machine in many grocery stores and pharmacies. There’s a reason health providers are so focused on your blood pressure numbers. A person’s blood pressure is one of the fastest ways to […]