When’s the Best Time to Have Cataract Surgery?
When is the best time to have cataract surgery? In most cases, it depends on your lifestyle, symptoms and personal preference.
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More Than Taste Buds: How Smell Influences Taste
It takes more than just your taste buds to experience flavor while eating and drinking. Mass. Eye and Ear sinus surgeon Eric Holbrook, M.D., explains why your sense of smell plays a role in what you taste.
Why You Shouldn’t Swim in Your Contacts – and Other Eye Safety Tips
Keep your eyes free from infection and irritation this summer with these eye safety tips for days spent at the beach and swimming pools. As the ...
5 Tips For Finding the Right Hearing Aid
Buying a hearing aid can be an overwhelming process — but knowing the ins and outs of these devices can help you find the hearing aid that’s right for you.
Why You Hear “Yanny” or “Laurel” — or Both
Mass. Eye and Ear Director of Audiology Dr. Kevin Franck answers the question you’ve been wondering all week: why do some people hear “Yanny” while others hear “Laurel”?
Eye Allergies: What to Do (and What Not to Do) About Itchy Eyes
Itchy, watery eyes during allergy season can drive you crazy. Mass. Eye and Ear’s Dr. Ryan Vasan has some tips on how to feel better.
5 Things to Look for in Protective Sports Glasses
Sports-related eye injuries can happen in the blink of an eye — and account for more than 30,000 emergency room visits each year. Prevent these injuries by wearing the right sports safety glasses.
5 Ways Untreated Sleep Apnea Can Wreck Your Health
Are you just snoring, or is it a sign of sleep apnea? The latter may put you at risk for more than just a lousy night’s sleep.
Neither Old Nor Rude: Don’t Let Stigma Keep You From Hearing
A hearing aid doesn't mean that you're old, and wearing headphones designed to help you hear does not make you rude. Mass. Eye and Ear Audiology Director, Dr. Kevin Franck, sheds like on the many hearing devices that can keep you hearing well into the future.
Object Stuck in Your Child’s Ear, Nose or Throat? Now What?
Kids sometimes put foreign objects up their noses and in their ears and throats. Pediatric ENT specialist Dr. Jennifer Setlur has some advice to keep your little ones safe (and to keep you calm) when this happens.
Blindness of the Brain: Explaining CVI
The leading cause of vision loss at birth, cortical (cerebral) visual impairment (CVI) is blindness related to the brain – not the eyes.
5 Ways to Avoid Slips and Falls this Winter
Freezing temperatures and snowy sidewalks put everyone at risk for falls, but for the elderly, these tumbles are especially dangerous. Mass. Eye and Ear balance and dizziness specialist Dr. Steven Rauch offers some tips to stay upright on a slippery winter day.
