November 10, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
Gatherings. More, and more family gatherings. It probably seems like you’re meeting or reuniting with every relative you have, every weekend, during the holidays. The holiday season can be enjoyable (and also challenging) for this reason. Typically, this sort of annual catching up is something that’s easy to look forward to. You get to reunite […]
November 2, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
You arrive at your company’s annual holiday party and you’re instantly assaulted by noise. The din of shouted conversations, the clanging of glasses, and the pulsating beat of music are all mixing in your ears. You’re not enjoying it at all. You can’t hear anything in this noisy environment. You can’t follow conversations, you can’t […]
October 27, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
There are other symptoms of a cold that are less prevalent than the widely recognized runny nose. One kind of cold you don’t often hear about is the one that goes into one or both ears. While you may generally think of colds as harmless, here’s why this ear-related cold symptom shouldn’t ever be dismissed. […]
October 20, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
After months (possibly even years) of waiting, you’ve finally resolved to give us a call to see if you should get hearing aids. You have been resisting this like so many other people. But the hassle, the lost moments, the missing interactions, they all finally became too much. So when you do finally come in […]
October 13, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
Believe it or not, it’s been more than 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing exam. One of those people is Harper. She schedules a cleaning and checkup with her dentist every six months and she shows up dutifully for her annual medical exam. She even replaces her timing belt every 6000 miles. […]
October 6, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
You know that it can be difficult to get your partner’s attention if they have neglected hearing loss. Their name is the first thing you try saying. You say “Greg”, but you get no answer because you used an inside volume level. You try increasing your volume and saying Greg’s name again but he still […]
September 30, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
Most people recognize the common causes of hearing loss, but some chemicals can also cause hearing loss which can come as a surprise. At risk groups include automotive workers, plastics, textiles, metal fabrication, and petroleum. Being aware of what these hazardous chemicals are and what safeguards you should take can help protect your quality of […]
September 22, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
Music is an important part of Aiden’s life. While he’s out jogging, he’s listening to Pandora, while working it’s Spotify, and he has a playlist for everything he does: gaming, cooking, gym time, and everything else. His headphones are just about always on, his life a totally soundtracked affair. But the very thing that Aiden […]
September 14, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
You’re lying in bed attempting to sleep when you begin to notice the sound: a pulsing or perhaps a throbbing, possibly a whooshing, right in your ear. The sound is beating in rhythm with your heartbeat. And no matter how hard you try, you can’t tune it out. You have a lot to do tomorrow […]
July 9, 2022 | Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, Inc.
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 38 million people in the United States suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects […]
