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Frontline: Heart disease; blindness and gut bacteria; Kundalini yoga

Apr 24, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Too Much Niacin May Contribute to Heart Disease High levels of an essential B vitamin—niacin—may raise the risk of heart disease, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine, in February. Scientists were looking for common markers that might reveal new risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and they … Read More

Don’t Lose Your Vision to Glaucoma

Apr 24, 2024 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, just behind cataracts. It’s an insidiously subtle disease. Unless you have regular comprehensive eye exams, you may not even realize you’ve lost some peripheral vision, which is a key indicator of glaucoma. And once that vision is lost, you … Read More

Sharpen Your Vision with the Right Glasses

Apr 23, 2024 · Kate Brophy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Have you noticed that holding your newspaper farther away makes the print easier to read? If so, you likely have presbyopia, a type of visual discrepancy that sets in after about age 45. “The condition occurs when the lens—the eye’s focusing mechanism— becomes less able to change shape when you … Read More

Cataract Surgery Can Help You Regain Crisp Vibrant Vision

Mar 21, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

At some point during your 50s or 60s, your vision may have lost some of its vibrancy. Even when you’re wearing prescription eyeglasses, things began to be a bit blurry, hazy, or less colorful. This is what it feels like to have a cataract, which is the term for what … Read More

Studies Underline the Risks Presented by Vision Problems

Mar 21, 2024 · Kate Brophy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Recent research points to the risks older adults face if they suffer from vision impairment, with one study lending further weight to the idea that vision problems and dementia are linked, and another reinforcing the association between age-related eye diseases and the risk of falls and fractures. “The data underline … Read More

Frontline: Hearing aids and longer life span; breast cancer; sleep and good mental health

Feb 27, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Study Ties Regular Hearing Aid Use to Longer Life Span Using hearing aids significantly increased the likelihood of a longer life for adults with hearing loss—but only if the hearing aids were used regularly, according to a study. For 10 years, researchers tracked the status of nearly 1,900 adults who … Read More

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Feb 27, 2024 · Judith C. Thalhaimer, RD, LDN · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Approximately 15 percent of adults in the U.S. report some trouble hearing. The older we get, the more likely it is we will experience some degree of hearing loss. Nearly 25 percent of Americans ages 65 to 74 have hearing loss that is considered disabling. This increases to 50 percent … Read More

Ask Dr. Etingin: Saggy upper eyelids; Getting enough calcium

Jan 22, 2024 · Orli R. Etingin, M.D. · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

My eyelids have been a bit droopy for years, but lately it’s getting worse and affecting my vision. What can I do? As we age, gravity takes its toll on many parts of our body, and for some people that includes the eyelids. It’s often thought that droopy eyelids—or ptosis … Read More

How Hearing Loss Affects Dementia Risk

Jan 22, 2024 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Hearing loss can seem like an inconvenience as you struggle to keep up with conversations or realize that you may not be hearing important sounds like your doorbell or an ambulance siren behind you in traffic. But there are some long-term concerns associated with hearing loss, and how it may … Read More

Do You Have Pulsatile Tinnitus?

Jan 22, 2024 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

People with tinnitus hear sounds like ringing, buzzing, hissing, or whistling, which can occur in one or both ears occasionally or all the time. The cause for the most common type of tinnitus is not fully known, though it is associated with excessive noise exposure, hearing loss, medication side effects, … Read More

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