What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a medical emergency defined as an individual experiencing at least 30 dB of sensorineural hearing loss occurring over 3 days or less. It typically occurs when there is damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or to the nerve pathways to the brain. SSNHL are associated with head trauma (such…
What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
Exposure to loud noises can damage the hair cells of the inner ear, resulting in high-frequency hearing loss and/or tinnitus (ringing in the ears or head). The duration and amount of exposure determines the degree of damage to hearing and whether or not it is permanent. Cumulative noise exposure usually results in permanent hearing loss…
Tinnitus Management
Tinnitus can be one of the most frustrating and disturbing disorders that one can experience. While many would say they experience tinnitus, a smaller but significant percentage of those with tinnitus truly suffer from it. Tinnitus is not a disease. Tinnitus does not cause hearing loss, but tinnitus can be associated with hearing loss. One…
Tinnitus Evaluations
Tinnitus is often described as a ringing in the ears, but can also sound like hissing, buzzing, roaring, sizzling, clicking or other noise. Tinnitus can manifest as an acute symptom lasting just a few days or a chronic or recurring symptom lasting weeks, months or years. Tinnitus is a symptom of a wide range of…
It’s A Whole New World With Hearing Aids
Navigate Any Listening Environment With Modern Hearing Aids. Modern hearing aids have drastically improved in the past 15 years. Manufacturers no longer focus on battery size, unit size or connectivity, because they’ve already climbed that mountain. Instead, modern units are focused on adaptability, AI-assisted environmental learning, and active users like you. Audiologists Find the Best…
Balance Testing
Diagnostic Balance Testing With such a wide range of hearing and balance disorders, many of which have similar symptoms, it iis important for an audiologist to make an accurate diagnosis to formulate an appropriate and successful treatment plan. Diagnostic testing plays a critical role in determining the condition responsible for a patient’s symptoms. Types of…
Pediatric Hearing Aids
Pediatric Hearing Aids The ability to hear is vital for developing auditory, language, and social skills in children. Providing optimal and appropriate amplification for the pediatric population is of utmost priority at NSAVL. Hearing aids are the most effective and standard treatment option for most types of hearing loss, and they are beneficial for both…
Pediatric Hearing Loss
Older adults aren’t the only ones who experience hearing loss: children of all ages can experience a loss of hearing. Roughly three out of 1,000 babies are born with hearing loss, and its prevalence is increasing in adolescents. Noise-induced hearing loss is largely responsible for this increase. If you suspect your child has difficulty hearing,…
Meniere’s Disease
Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder that affects hearing and balance. Individuals often experience recurring episodes of dizziness, tinnitus, hearing loss, aural fullness. Meniere’s disease most commonly affects only one ear and is thought to be the result of an increase in volume and pressure of the fluid (endolymph)in the inner ear. What Causes…
BPPV
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, commonly referred to as BPPV, is a vestibular disorder that causes vertigo. BPPV is caused when calcium carbonate crystals in the inner ear become dislodged from the otolithic membrane and settle in one of the semicircular canals. Subsequently, any change in the position of the head can cause the tiny crystals…