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Do Earplugs Help Control Tinnitus Progression?
Earplugs are small but essential hearing protection tools. They work by absorbing some of the force of loud sounds, reducing their impact on your hearing system. Because they’re helpful in quieting external noises, some people…
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Preparing for Emergencies When You Have Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can affect nearly every area of your life. One important area not to overlook is emergency preparedness. How Is Emergency Preparedness Different for People With Hearing Loss? Many aspects of preparing for an…
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Tips to Accommodate Hearing Loss in Restaurants
Going out to eat is a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, or just a nice excuse to avoid doing any dishes. Whatever your reason for heading to one of Grapevine’s restaurants, there’s one thing…
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What Happens During a Hearing Aid Fitting Appointment
After you take a hearing test, you’ll spend a little bit of time looking at your different hearing aid options. There are two main categories of hearing aids: over-the-counter and prescription. Over-the-counter hearing aids are…
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Can Sound Therapy Tune Out Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is both frustrating and common. It’s characterized by hearing a ringing (or buzzing, or humming, or whooshing) in the ear with no external source, and it’s estimated that 10% of the American adult population,…
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Five Common Causes of Temporary Hearing Loss
Do your ears feel plugged up, or do sounds seem more muffled than usual? It may be temporary hearing loss. Temporary hearing loss, as the name suggests, is typically not permanent and often mild. Below,…
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Five Hearing Loss-Friendly Gifts to Make Your Loved One’s Holiday Perfect
Some people have a knack for finding the perfect gift. Others might need a little assistance. Whichever camp you fall into, let’s look at five excellent gifts for people with hearing loss to help you…
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Easing Stress-Triggered Tinnitus During the Holiday Season
The holidays bring crackling fireplaces, clinking dishes and festive music drifting from the store speakers at Grapevine Mills. For people living with tinnitus, however, this season can also mean a persistent buzzing, ringing or pulsing.…
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From Clatter to Chatter: Directional Hearing Aids Save Thanksgiving Dinner
Many people know the sensation of trying to latch on to a single voice in a crowd. We call that skill the cocktail party effect, but it isn’t just important at Hoppin’ Grapevine cocktail hours.…
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How Do We Hear?
To understand the different types of hearing loss, it’s essential to know the components of the ear and how they work together to help us hear. Let’s examine that process. The Outer Ear The…
