Are Your Child’s Ears Ready for the New School Year?
Now that school is back in session, Louisville parents are once again getting into the habit of packing lunches, helping with homework questions and making sure their kids have the right supplies. While these are all essential to the learning process, have you made sure your kids’ ears are ready for the school year? Ensuring…
Preventing Swimmer’s Ear in Louisville
Summer may be winding down, but there’s still plenty of opportunity for Louisville kids to hit the swimming pool or splash around in the backyard. Doing so could lead to a potentially harmful infection called swimmer’s ear, but with a few simple steps, your kids can enjoy the last of the hot weather without worry…
What You Should Know About Eardrum Ruptures
Children and adults in Louisville who experience a ruptured eardrum end up dealing with pain, dizziness, hearing loss and other symptoms. Most heal on their own eventually but skipping a visit to the doctor increases your risk of infection. Understanding what causes these ruptures can help prevent them from occurring. What are the symptoms of…
Can Hand Dryers Hurt Kids’ Ears?
There are many sources of noise pollution in Louisville. Ordinary, everyday sounds can damage the hair cells of the inner ear, leading to irreversible hearing loss. We’re used to hearing about loud music, sporting events and recreational activities such as riding jet skis and dirt bikes. A Canadian teen wondered whether something far less obvious…
More Young Hearing Loss Patients Can Blame Technology
Technology can streamline and simplify life but may also be the bane of our existence. Take music, for instance. Streaming services like Spotify enable you to carry more songs in your pocket than you could fit into an airplane hangar, and earbuds let you listen to those tunes in high-quality stereo on the go. But…
Traveling with Hearing-Impaired Children
Hearing loss doesn’t only affect seniors and older Americans. An estimated three million children in the U.S. struggle with hearing loss to a certain degree – a fact that poses daily challenges. For parents in Louisville with a hearing-impaired child, even simple activities that others take for granted, such as traveling, require extra planning. The…
Protect Your Hearing on July 4
As the Fourth of July nears and growing numbers of Americans are reporting hearing loss, the American Academy of Audiology and Heuser Hearing Institute are cautioning the public to protect their hearing during firework displays. Noise from fireworks can reach up to 155 decibels. To put this into perspective, this is louder than a jet…
Free Hearing Screenings
Have you had your hearing checked lately? Heuser Hearing Institute offers free hearing screenings at our five area locations. Questions? Call us at (502) 584-3573. How do you know if you need a hearing screening? The symptoms of hearing loss appear gradually, as it is a progressive condition. Because of this, many do not realize…
Hearing Loss in Cancer Survivors Can Affect Reading Skills
Kids who have survived cancer in Louisville have a higher risk of hearing loss – and that can lead to poor reading skills, according to a new study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Survivors with Hearing Loss Beating the odds and surviving a brain tumor is a celebratory occasion for anybody fortunate enough to…
Can a Smartphone App Diagnose Hearing Loss?
Ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their kids to the doctor in Louisville. They occur when fluid builds up in the middle ear, resulting in pain and discomfort. Younger children are unable to verbalize how poorly they are feeling, leaving parents reliant on a pediatrician or ear, nose and throat specialist for…
