Audiology

Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics 

Chemotherapy and Hearing Loss

November 1, 2018December 28, 2018 Lisa Meeker Aud, auditory nerve, brain, buildup, cancer, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, conductive hear loss, dose, ear, hair, hair cell, hear loss, high dose of radiation, high-dose, inner ear, inner ear fluid, lower-pitched sound, middle ear, mixed hear loss, nerve, radiation, sensorineural, sensorineural component, sensory hair cell

It has long been known that the chemotherapy drugs and radiation needed for the treatment of cancer can damage one’s

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Hearing Loss and Teens

June 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker Aud, barrage of loud video game, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, clinic, consequence of noise exposure, current study show, damage noise, ear, earbuds, earplug, excessive noise exposure, exposure, flimsy headphone, good hear, headphone, hear issue, hear loss, high-fidelity smartphones, kid, kid 's hear, long-term recreational noise exposure, loud environment, loud music, loud video game, mild hear loss, noise, noise exposure, permanent hear impairment, recreational noise, Shelley Heath, sign of mild hear loss, teen, teenager, unprecedented assault, vocational choice

Hearing loss is one of those health concerns that people tend to associate more with the elderly, but the reality

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Diabetes and Hearing Loss

May 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker alternative blood supply, Aud, back-up blood supply, basic hear test, blood supply, blood vessel, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, bluegrass hear clinic state, clinic, clinic state, complication of hear loss, control diabetes, damaged blood vessel, diabetes, ear, ear lack, good hear, hear loss, hear loss increase, inner ear, Lucinda Batta, management of diabetes, medication regime, routine diabetes care

LEXINGTON Over 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and between 90–95% of those have Type 2 diabetes,

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Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics 

Hearing and Your Heart

March 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker Audiogram, Audiogram pattern, audiologist, blood flow, blood pressure, blood vessel of the inner ear, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, bluegrass hear clinic state, clinic, clinic state, cochlea, decreased hear ability, Dr. Paula Evans, ear, good hear, healthy cardiovascular system, hear healthcare provider, hear loss, heart disease, heart issue, image001 photo, inadequate blood flow, inner ear, mental health concern, Paula Evans, sign of heart issue

LEXINGTON Did you know that hearing loss can be connected to heart disease? This is due to a connection between

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Senior Health and Hearing Loss

January 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker age-related, aspect of life, audiology, CCC-A, click of a pen, cognitive decline, decreased personal safety, diminished personal safety, family relationship, hear loss, high rate of cognitive decline, Lexington imagine, one year follow-up, person cry tear, person cry tear of joy, physical health, physical health of the elderly, reality of hear loss, rustle, rustle of paper, Senior health, sensory deficit, simple hear evaluation, social isolation, Stacey, Stacey high, toll, type of negative emotion, untreated hear loss, vital medical information, volume of the TV, wonderful moment

LEXINGTON Imagine being cut off from communication with your loved ones. Conversations happen around you, but you can’t really participate

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How Hearing Loss Can Impact One’s Mental Health

December 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker Aud, audiologist, bluegrass, bluegrass hear, bluegrass hear clinic audiologist, clinic audiologist, comprehensive hear test, decreased odds, decreased odds of depressive disorder, depression, device help, good hear health, good overall health, hear health, hear loss, isolation lead, listen device help, loss of the high frequency, Lucinda Batta, old adult, perceived life satisfaction, physician look, Presbycusis, presence of background noise, simple comprehensive hear test, social isolation lead, trouble understand speech, untreated hear loss

LEXINGTON Everyone knows that hearing aids and assistive listening devices help and reduce the strain of trying to understand all

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Hearing Loss: The Unexpected Side Effect of Cancer Treatment

October 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker American hear research foundation, Aud, audiological, bluegrass, cancer-fighting agent, chemo drug, chemotherapy, chemotherapy medication, cisplatin, common chemotherapy drug, conductive hear loss, ear, gentamycin, hear loss, main type of hear loss, ototoxicity, patient 's hear, sensorineural, Shelley Heath, tobramycin, unexpected side effect of cancer treatment

Cancer and hearing loss are more closely related than one might think. Research studies have revealed a strong link between

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Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics Obstetrics/Gynecology Women's Health 

Women and Hearing Loss

July 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker anemia, appropriate medical professional, arthritis, Aud, baseline hear evaluation, bluegrass hear clinic state, cancer, cancer of the ear, case of SSNHL, cisplatin chemotherapy, clinic state, common chronic physical condition, depression, diabetes, ear, gradual hear loss, health concern, hear aid user, hear health, hear health of patient, hear loss, hear loss association, hear loss association of America, heart disease, hidden disability, killer of woman, loss association, low frequency hear loss, obvious physical difference, osteoporosis, osteoporosis patient, ototoxic drug, rate of man, research show, rheumatoid arthritis, sensorineural, SSNHL, sudden sensorineural, top health concern, unaware hear loss, Vanessa Ewert, woman experience depression

Despite the obvious physical differences between men and women, both share many of the same health concerns. According to the

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Audiology Cardiology Complementary Care Health Topics Heart & Lung 

Your Heart and Ears Have a Lot in Common. Love Them Both!

April 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker abnormality, Aud, blood vessel, blood vessel of the inner ear, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health problem, cardiovascular system, decade of research point, ear, early sign, early sign of cardiovascular disease, entire auditory system, hear health, hear loss, heart disease, high risk, high risk of depression, inner ear, low risk, low risk of hear loss, nutrient supply, oxygen-rich, smoker

People tend to take matters of the heart very seriously, and they tend to brush off hearing loss as inconsequential.

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An Overlooked Complication

February 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker â– , Aud, blood sugar, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic state, clinic state, Deanna Frazier, diabetes, diabetes care, diabetes management, ear, ear protection, emotional health condition, good diabetes management, healthy hear, hear device, hear loss, importance of keep diabetes, keep diabetes, Lexington hear loss, nerve of the inner ear, overlooked complication, regular hear test, routine diabetes care, routine hear test, sign of hear loss, smart diabetes management, study show, sugar, thorough hear exam, unaddressed hear loss, under-recognized complication, under-recognized complication of diabetes, untreated hear loss, well-controlled diabetes

LEXINGTON Hearing loss is about twice as common in people with diabetes, yet hearing tests are frequently overlooked in routine

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