The Aging Process My Mom says, “Age is just a number they pin on you. It doesn’t mean a thing.” I think to myself that it doesn’t mean a thing unless we put meaning on the age we are. I’m curious. What comes to mind when you contemplate your age? That number that...
By age 40, about 1 in 10 adults will experience some hearing loss. It happens so slowly and gradually, says audiologist Dina Rollins. “You don’t realize what you’re missing.” And even as it worsens, many people are in denial. By the time...
Hearing loss can take many forms, and can occur suddenly, due to injuries or trauma, or gradually, due to the aging process. The experience of hearing loss may range from mild instances of not being able to hear conversations properly to extreme periods of total...