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Last-Minute Mother’s Day Shopping? ‘Hear, Hear’ for These Picks!

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7 Gift Ideas Celebrating Mom’s Wonderful World of Sound

Uh-oh! Did your plans to find Mom the perfect gift get a little derailed? Not to worry. Last-minute finds can turn out to be the best of all. So check out these seven sound-savvy ideas to bring a smile to her face this Mother’s Day and beyond.

1. Concert Tickets

Superstars from Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Beck, and Paramore to Billy Idol, Lizzo, the Zac Brown Band, Destroyer, and Big Thief are touring this year. Scoring tickets to your mom’s favorite band — or even a local showcase featuring talented community members — might be just the answer. Find out who’s performing with resources such as Entertainment Weekly’s concert and festival guide.

2. National Parks Pass

How does access to an estimated 2,000 U.S. federal recreation sites or over 80 Canadian national park sites sound? With an annual pass, a whole world of adventure awaits — including breathtaking canyons, fascinating wildlife, beautiful flora, historic waterways, timeless architecture, hiking, camping, and more. It’s a great way to create memories that last a lifetime.

3. Personalized Celeb Video

Can you imagine your mom’s delight receiving a personalized video message from her celebrity fave? The online platform Cameo boasts a robust roster of actors, athletes, comedians, and other entertainers who can provide a message tailored just for her. With the easy-search database, we even found Eric Braeden, famously known as “Victor” on the long-running daytime show The Young and the Restless!

4. Bluetooth Speaker

There’s nothing like enjoying the sounds you want to hear with the help of a portable speaker. Whether gardening, camping, crafting a new wood table in the garage, or hosting a backyard barbecue, streaming audio through a quality Bluetooth speaker puts wireless convenience — and joyful sound — right at your mom’s fingertips. To help you decide, CNN breaks down its top Bluetooth speaker picks for 2023.

5. Audiobook Subscription

If your mom savors a good mystery novel or other reads, how about letting her hear them? That’s right, let’s talk audiobooks. They can open a whole new world of content and be a feast for the ears, between radio shows, TV programs, and digital audiobooks. Platforms such as Audible and AudiobooksNow offer various subscriptions or membership tiers.

6. Better-Hearing Gift Certificate

What’s better than life-changing hearing technology? Life-changing hearing technology with all the wonderful accessories that can enhance it. Remote microphones, hearing aid dryers or dehumidifiers, TV clips, and cleaning kits are just some of the accoutrements that can help support your mom’s better-hearing journey. Our gift certificates make it a cinch for her to choose what she needs.

7. Hearing Aid Fashion

Hearing technology and fashion go well together, and talented artists are taking note with imaginative creations that inspire, empower, and wow. Award-winning company DeafMetal USA not only makes hearing aid and cochlear implant jewelry but also skins and stickers that let the wearer show off their personality. With a gift card that lets Mom pick out her favorite pieces, she’ll be good to go.

Want more gift ideas to celebrate Mom’s connection to a world of sound? Don’t wait. Contact our caring team today!

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Q: Allergies and Hearing Loss — What’s the Connection?

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A: This is a great question! Let’s start with some allergy basics.

Allergies

An allergy is when your body’s defenses overreact to something that is not typically harmful. These are called allergens, and common ones include latex, pet dander, and peanuts.

When you come across an allergen, your immune system goes into defensive mode. Chemicals called histamines flood your body and where you encountered the allergen.

The Allergic Response

Histamines are like security guards — once released, they do what’s needed to remove the allergen. Reactions such as inflammation, itchiness, and excess mucus production result. But how does this cause hearing loss?

Seasonal Allergies and Hearing Loss

Because the allergic reactions leading to hearing loss so often involve seasonal allergies, that’s where we’ll focus. Other allergies, such as those triggered by mold or pets, would also work as examples.

The outer ear

Let’s use pollen as our allergen example. We’ll begin with the effects on the outer ear:

  • Pollen lands in or near your ear canal
  • Histamines kick into high gear and try to remove the allergen
  • Inflammation, itching, and possibly swelling begin
  • A strong enough reaction blocks sound trying to get to your eardrum
  • Hearing loss is the result

The middle ear

Continuing with pollen as our allergen example, let’s look at the effects on the middle ear:

  • Pollen lands in your nostril or nasal passage
  • Histamines kick into high gear and try to remove the allergen
  • Inflammation and excessive mucus production begin
  • Mucus builds up in your middle ear
  • Your Eustachian tube, which drains excess mucus from your middle ear, becomes blocked (from inflammation or mucus)
  • Discomfort, hearing loss, or an infection result

The inner ear

Finally, continuing with pollen, the effects of allergies on the inner ear are:

  • Pollen lands in your nostril or nasal passage
  • Histamines kick into high gear and try to remove the allergen
  • Inflammation and excessive mucus production begin
  • These have been known to worsen symptoms of other ear-related problems, such as Ménière’s disease, which includes symptoms such as hearing loss, balance issues, and tinnitus

As you can see, it’s simple cause and effect — and the cause is usually inflammation, mucus, or a combination of both in the tiny passageways in your ears.

Contact us today if you think your hearing issue could be more than the temporary effects of seasonal allergies!

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