Can you believe September is here? With the return of 'Back to School', The Ear Clinic is returning to regular office hours: Monday and Friday 10-3pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9-5pm, closed daily for lunch 12-1. Limited time complimentary hearing screening evaluations continue. Noticing you're asking people to repeat themselves? Schedule your time with Brenda today.
Need an excuse to eat chocolate? Dark Chocolate contains zinc. Zinc can help increase the ear’s resistance to age related hearing loss. It also contains antioxidants, which may reduce the number of free radicals that can damage your hearing. So go ahead, have a piece of dark chocolate and feel good about protecting your ears!
• Have you heard the saying “never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear” ?
You’ll never guess what some doctors have found in people’s ears!
http://www.health24.com/Medical/Hearing-management/About-hearing-management/Whats-that-lurking-in-your-ear-20150415
We all know that eating fish is good for our brains, but it can help prevent hearing loss too! Seafood contains omega 3 fatty acids which may strengthen the blood vessels in your ears' sensory system. Check out this yummy salmon salad perfect for a light summer meal. http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a22326/salmon-salad-parsley-capers-recipe-mslo0114/
Do You Know...
Regular exercise can help to reduce risk for hearing loss and falls?
Research suggests being overweight increases risk for permanent hearing loss and that regular physical activity could reduce that risk. Researchers have yet to pinpoint the exact link between obesity hearing loss, but it is thought that fatty deposits in the blood vessels may reduce blood supply to the ear, effectively damaging inner ear hair cells. When those tiny hair cells die, they are not replaced. Getting active may help prevent or delay the progression of hearing loss.
A link also exists between hearing loss, falls and exercise. You may be aware that our risk of falling increases as we age. Are you aware of the fact that this risk skyrockets with increasing degree of hearing loss? Exercise that helps to strengthen the core such as pilates, weight training and Tai Chi can help to improve balance and reduce body fat, in turn reducing our risk of falls and hearing loss. And that walking just 2 hours each week has also been shown to reduce risk.
So get out there and get active. Protect your hearing, protect yourself from falls and enjoy all of the health benefits a regular exercise regimen has to offer.
What steps will you take to protect your hearing and balance health today?
