April 2021 - We Hear You

Vaping is the act of inhaling vapor produced by Vape equipment called e-cigarettes. Unlike traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes do not produce tar, so they are generally considered less harmful. Despite this, vaping can still be hazardous to our health as e-cigarettes contain other harmful chemicals such as nicotine and flavoring. One health hazard that vaping can produce is damage to the user’s hearing abilities. Continue reading below for more information why vaping might cause hearing disabilities. Nicotine and Its Harmful Effects As stated previously, e-cigarettes still contain a harmful chemical known as nicotine. One harmful effect of consuming nicotine is that it tightens the blood vessel of a person. This tightening includes the blood vessels on the ears and restricts blood...

What else can you do if you can barely hear people but to read their lips for clues? However, now that wearing face masks is necessary to ensure safety, the deaf can no longer keep their secrets. Their impairment has become obvious and yet, solutions to their problem remain at bay. Transparent masks seem to be promising but data show that they aren’t much help either. The lips are still obscured, and the hearing impaired can only hear muffled sounds at best. This issue has been forcing deaf people to reveal their problems and seek help, proven by an increase in appointments of specialists; SIVUH’s Chief Audiologist Shane McMahon, for example. The same increase in visits was observed in the US. Experts believe that these people have already been adapting to the world despite their...

Month: April 2021

How Vaping Might Be Connected to Hearing Loss

The Urgency in Hearing Impairment Rises Due to Wearing of Face Masks