LIVING WELL
Listening well in Estes Park
By Cory Workman, Au.D., Community Hearing Center For the Trail-Gazette
worried about hearing fitness. When the ears and brain aren’t getting good sound, just like me not exercising, their “fitness” goes down. Let me o, I have a confession, I explain with an analogy. haven’t been exercising Let’s say you sign up to run during all of this stay-atin the Boston Marathon. Prior home and safer-at-home Community Hearing Center / to the race you take a few Courtesy photo walks and maybe a few runs orders. Why? I fell out of the On average, people wait seven in the weeks before the race. habit and I am just at work years before addressing their and home, so what is the When you show up to the hearing loss. point? There is too much to start line, you might get worry about and my favorite through the race and you Recently, I have spoken with might not. However, if you places to work out have been closed as well. Feel familiar to my colleagues and we are were to train daily with runfinding that people feel the you? Well, I should be out ning and fitness workouts you same with their hearing and exercising and keeping my would most likely do much body healthy. Lately I am feel- hearing aids. “I am just at better. For your body and home so why should I wear ing the decline in my fitness. mind race day is simply anothmy hearing aids?” I have So, why do I share this? I am er day of running and you are concerned about your hearing heard it here in my office dur- prepared. ing these past weeks and I am fitness! Same with your hearing! If
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you wear your hearing aids on a daily basis and head into an important meeting or party your ears have been prepared to listen and hear. If you are putting on your hearing aids as you are walking into the room, the results may not be as good. Even in quiet and when you are alone, there are sounds that your ears need to stay fit. Underlying and untreated hearing loss can lead to the same results. If you feel you are struggling, it is time to get things checked out. Hearing fitness is just as important as your physical fitness. So, as we are at home and distant more often, remember to keep your body and ears active to be ready for the races ahead.
Why try CBD?
By Daniel Sewell Trail-Gazette
onto the area that hurts, and I’m happy to say it’s by far been the best thing for ain is difficult to deal it.” with. If left uncared CBDepot offers infused for, pain can become salves/topicals, oils/tincdebilitating, however, some- tures, edibles/drinks, and times the side-effects of pre- much more. While salves are scription pain killers are just best for body aches, tincas unbearable. tures are better for anxiety. If that is the case, consider Their treats are for people as trying CBD. well as pets, so everyone can Local CBDepot store clerk, enjoy life! Kristina Burd, explained her Be aware, different terown story, “I have a terribly penes create different painful shoulder that I effects; they range from reserved myself to just deal relief and relaxation to vitaliwith because no over-thety and energy. counter pain relievers So when you visit helped and I couldn’t funcCBDepot, talk to the knowltion with prescription pain edgeable staff and learn if killers. CBD is a better alternative “After I started working for you! here people recommended I The FDA has not approved try the CBD Salve, which is CBD as a treatment for pain a body balm you can rub or anxiety relief.
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Allison L. Goddard, MD Board Certified Dermatologist Dermatology Center of the Rockies welcomes Dr. Goddard to the provider team. She is happy to be back in the Rocky Mountains serving the Estes Park community.
Call 303.532.2810 for an appointment today! Estes Park Health Specialty Clinic 420 Steamer Drive, Suite 101 Estes Park, CO DermatologyOfTheRockies.com
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