As seen in the Offaly Express Hidden Hearing is offering free hearing screenings to Offaly senior citizens throughout Positive Ageing Week (September 23 to October 1). The free screenings will be available at The Medical Centre, Greenfields, Clonminch Road, Tullamore, More….
This article from the Calgary Herald makes a very good point. Ailing senior presented no threat to airline security. By Hilary Argento, Calgary Herald Wednesday morning, I took my parents to the airport. I watched them go through security so I More….
If you’re going to take your elderly parents in for a memory checkup, you may want to have their hearing tested first. So suggest researchers who found that a substantial number of people may have false-positive results on cognitive tests More….
Dad, can you pass the corn?” “What?” “DAD CAN YOU PLEASE CALL MY AUDIOLOGIST AND GET YOUR HEARING TESTED?” “I hear fine…I don’t have any problems!” “Mom, can you please pass the earplugs, I need to protect my hearing from More….
When the phone or the doorbell rings at Thelma Czubak’s home, Shine, an 8-year-old golden retriever, helps by alerting her hearing impaired owner. With a gentle nudge, Shine, a service dog trained by Paws With A Cause, lets Czubak know More….
When Lisle resident Angela Perosi, 85, started forgetting things and tuning out conversations, her daughter took her to a doctor — and then got her fitted for new hearing aids. Studies have shown hearing loss can increase a person’s risk More….
Learning music may offset some of the effects of ageing and improve the listening ability of older generations, a study has found. Years spent playing a musical instrument “fine tunes” the nervous system, said scientists. As a result auditory memory More….
Nearly 80% of people between the ages of 50 and 64 say their health is excellent, very good or good but this falls to 66% in those aged over 75. However, three out of four people over 50 are overweight More….
Five years ago, Ida, 68, a widow in Fort Payne, Alabama, began noticing she had to work hard to follow conversations. The pleasure of discussion had become a chore. “I knew someone was speaking, but I was missing More….
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdFjNbGMHb4] SeniorTimes Magazine Over 50’s Show 26th & 27th February 2011 – Ramada Hotel, Shaw’s Bridge Show Times: 10 – 6pm Saturday, 11 – 6pm Sunday After repeated requests from exhibitors and the general public alike we are delighted to announce More….