If you, or a loved one, have been experiencing challenges in hearing the people around you due to hearing loss, you’re no doubt aware of how frustrating it can get to not be able to hear properly. From loud TVs to busy restaurants, mumbling kids to overstimulating...
Uncovering the Link: Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Hearing Loss
Recent findings, as highlighted by CNN Health, reveal a startling truth: individuals facing social isolation face a 32% higher risk of premature death. This comes from a comprehensive study involving over two million adults, which connects social isolation,...
Your Comprehensive Walkthrough of the Different Ways to Treat Hearing Loss: Decoding Your Choices
Navigating the world of hearing loss treatments can be daunting, especially when faced with numerous options, all claiming to be the best solution. Given the rising incidence of hearing loss, with one in eight Americans affected, and projections suggesting a doubling...
Examining the Relationship Between Auditory Function and Fall Risk | Holland Hearing Looks Into a New Study
When facing a new health concern, it’s always important to be aware of the other symptoms and side effects that can affect your quality of life. Whether you have just noticed hearing loss, are looking for help with ongoing hearing loss, or need support because someone...
Know Somebody That Is Considering Treating Their Hearing Loss? | Inspirational Stories from Our Patients
Abilene residents have trusted Holland Hearing Center with their auditory well-being for over 19 years, but throughout that time we’ve also encountered a significant number of people who are hesitant to address their hearing problems. This can be for a number of...
The Silent Epidemic—Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Children
For many people, hearing loss is a common condition that comes with getting older. And while hearing loss can be an unfortunate side effect of the aging process, the reverse is now true with more and more children, teens, and young adults now experiencing hearing...
Is Tinnitus a Temporary Inconvenience or a Permanent Condition?
Are you hearing a ringing, buzzing, or clicking sound in your ear? Odds are you're experiencing tinnitus. If so, you’re not alone. 15- 20% of people will experience tinnitus at some point in their lives.1 Tinnitus can interrupt your daily life and make concentrating...
Can I Have a Hearing Loss in One Ear?
If you have a hearing loss in only one ear, you might think that it's not important enough to treat, but not treating it can have long-term consequences you might not have considered. Of 13% of people with a hearing loss in the US, 60,000 of them only have a hearing...
6 Reasons Why Treating Your Hearing Loss Is Overrated
Is it possible that all these years of helping thousands of people in Abilene achieve better hearing health was foolish? Maybe we shouldn’t have told them they NEEDED to treat their hearing loss but instead told them why they SHOULDN’T. Yes, I said, “shouldn’t.”...
What Is Presbycusis Hearing Loss And Is It Age Related?
Hearing loss can present itself in a variety of different ways. We have helped thousands of patients in Abilene manage their specific types of hearing loss. Our biggest challenge is to help patients understand where their hearing loss came from. Many patients try to...