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Merdeka Fireworks and Concert Season: How Loud Is Too Loud for Your Ears?
A father brought his nine-year-old daughter to see me two weeks after last year’s National Day celebrations.[…]
School Holidays Are Coming: Why Your Child’s Ear Pain Isn’t Just “Water in the Ear”
A mother messaged me last week, worried after her seven-year-old came home from swim class complaining that[…]
Why Scrolling TikTok for Hours Can Make You Feel Dizzy: Real Vertigo vs. Screen Dizziness
A few months ago, I wrote about patients who felt dizzy riding in electric vehicles: their bodies were[…]
AI Hearing Aids Are Here — What’s Actually New, and What’s Just Marketing
AI Hearing Aids Are Here — What’s Actually New, and What’s Just Marketing A patient in his[…]
Your Earphones Are Not Hearing Aids!
Your Earphones Are Not Hearing Aids ! I’ve started noticing a pattern. Patients — or more often,[…]
Hearing Aids and Brain Health: Why Treating Your Hearing Loss Today Could Protect Your Brain Tomorrow
Treating Your Hearing Loss Today Could Protect Your Brain When we think about preserving our brain health[…]
Is Your Late-Night Mamak Habit Causing That Chronic Cough? The Truth About “Silent Reflux”
The Truth About “Silent Reflux” It is a familiar Malaysian story: It is 11:30 PM, you have[…]
Perforated Eardrum: Does Every Hole in Your Eardrum Need to Be Fixed?
If you’ve recently been told you have a perforated eardrum — also called a ruptured or burst[…]
Is Ringing in the Ears a Warning Sign of Something More Serious?
Is Tinnitus a Warning Sign of Something worse? You are lying in bed. The room is quiet.[…]
The “Danger” in Your Toilet: Must We Stop Using Cotton Buds?
Must We Stop Using Cotton Buds? Introduction: The Most Satisfying Habit That’s Ruining Your Hearing We’ve all[…]