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Dan Watson, Executive Director of the Huntsville Festival of the Arts, joins Mike and Wendy to talk about how hearing and sound affect the making of art as well as the enjoyment of it. As Dan says, “Hearing is integral to any art form.”

Smoking, osteoporosis and diabetes can all contribute to the risk of losing your hearing Knowing your risks for hearing loss may help you mitigate the level of hearing loss you experience in your life. There’s lots of information out there about hearing loss increasing your risks of other health problems but have you considered how life […]

You may think hearing loss only affects your personal relationships because you can’t hear those conversations correctly. But think again.   Untreated hearing loss in the workplace is a serious concern. Not only are your interpersonal relationships with coworkers affected but there’s economic impact to the business with risk of accident, errors, absences and delays. […]

Evidence continues to grow that leaving hearing loss untreated contributes to so many other health and wellness issues. Studies conducted worldwide are finding remarkable increases in the use of the healthcare system by people with untreated hearing loss. Dementia, falls, depression and more connected to hearing loss With all the health and wellness areas affected […]

Join hosts Wendy and Mike in conversation with the eloquent Nancy Holmes of London, Ontario who shares her experiences with her father’s hearing loss. A touching tribute to her brilliant father with some real nuggets of wisdom for communication partners of those with untreated hearing loss. A note from our guest, Nancy Holmes: Isn’t it […]

Members of Hear Well Be Well Hearing Clinics traveled to Rwanda in late 2023 to share their knowledge with local doctors and nurses, as well as do some hearing aid fittings and programming at a teaching hospital.

Research on the connection between hearing loss and dementia is getting a lot of attention but the connection between untreated hearing loss and the risk of a serious fall is less widely known. The risk of a serious fall increases by up to 10 times when hearing loss is left untreated. Research from Johns Hopkins […]

Buzz, buzz, ping, ping. A super informative episode with Elliot Tiede, hearing instrument specialist, about tinnitus with a digression into more than you probably ever wanted to know about ear wax. The science and the real life of it are fascinating. 

If you know someone with hearing loss, and you see how their life happens around them, it’s not a big stretch to accept untreated hearing loss impacts close relationships – especially partner or spousal relationships. The emotions the person with hearing loss experiences – aggravation, frustration, worry, anxiety, conflict – cascade onto and into those […]

Join host Wendy, researcher and journalist, as she chats with co-host Mike about the research around the health effects of leaving hearing loss untreated. Some pretty surprising stuff. If you’re interested in all the research and its sources, visit the Hear Well Be Well website.

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and the dreaded category of dementia is on lots of people’s minds. It is well known there is a relationship between hearing loss and the risk of development of dementia. Newly released research may shed some light on the connection with the discovery of physical changes to brain cells in […]

In this special extended edition of Life Sounds Good, hosts Wendy and Mike chat with Jenni Ahtianen, the creative force behind DeafMetal, jewelry for hearing devices. This award-winning company whose home is in Finland, has shown folks that having hearing devices or cochlear implants doesn’t have to be boring.