“Hearing aids are essentially miniature electronics.

Hearing aid users should have their devices checked by a hearing specialist at least once a year. Starting at 65, the guidelines recommend screening every one to three years (hearing loss and other conditions may call for more frequent monitoring).

“It can be a two-stage process, the first stage being a questionnaire or your medical doctor asking you three or four questions in conjunction with your physical.”Īccording to guidelines from the World Health Organization, adults 50 and older without hearing loss should be screened every five years through age 64, Creed says. “Screening does not necessarily mean a hearing test,” says audiologist Lindsay Creed, associate director of audiology practices for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Think of regular hearing screenings like routine dental or eye exams: Your medical provider will make sure everything is functioning as it should and look for any problems - like hearing loss - in a timely manner. But experts say the following good habits can help keep your ears healthy for years to come. And it’s not only your hearing that’s affected: Everything from the texture of earwax to your risk of having tinnitus changes in midlife and beyond. I’m getting hungry and I’m not sure I can wait until the end of August… so we’ve compiled easy recipes, both fried and baked, to appease your sweet tooth before the fair opens… or after, or before–or both! Elephant Ears Food RecipesĪ wonderful metamorphosis takes place when a simple flour/butter/water dough hits a scant 1/2″ of hot oil.Your ears - like the rest of you - change with age. The end-result is a cake that is flatter and smoother compared to funnel cakes’ fluffy, lumpy texture.” Fry bread was invented by the Navajo tribe of the southwestern United States in 1864 using the flour, sugar, lard, and salt given to them by the U.S. Gold Medal Snacks says elephant ears are “Inspired by the fry bread of Native Americans, elephant ears get their name from their big, “ear”-like shape. I wasn’t surprised, then, to learn of its connection to Elephant Ears. Time says, “Depending on your location, it could also be called a ‘beaver’s tail’ or simply ‘fried dough.’ And while it’s big enough for more than one person, we advise you not to share.” Origins of Elephant Ears Foodĭo you like Indian fry bread? I’ll never forget my first taste at a small road-side restaurant on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation years and years ago. Although, you may know them as something else. In my neck of the woods, we call this irregular-shaped fried sweetness, Elephant Ears. It’s no secret that we love fried food, but when you combine cinnamon and sugar, it’s almost impossible to resist.Ĭlocking in at anywhere from 300-500 calories, we find the goodie a state fair staple. In fact… Time Magazine ranks Elephant Ears, you know– those fried flattened pieces of dough coated in butter and liberally sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar - in the top 10 most popular state fair foods. What is the first thing you gravitate to at your local fair? Is it rides, exhibits… or food? And if it’s food–I can guess Elephant Ears would be right up there.

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