{"id":122,"date":"2021-10-04T10:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T09:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2021-10-04T10:35:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T09:35:50","slug":"why-its-important-to-keep-your-ears-warm-in-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/why-its-important-to-keep-your-ears-warm-in-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It\u2019s Important to Keep Your Ears Warm in the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cold ears are annoying, to be sure, but unprotected ears in cold weather can actually be dangerous. When your ears are exposed to cold, bone spurs, also called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exostosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exostosis<\/a>, can result. This happens when excess bone grows in the ear canal to protect the ear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Can You Keep Your Ears Protected From the Cold?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wear a hat with snug-fitting ear flaps. If wearing a hat is problematic, invest in quality earmuffs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fleece headbands that cover the ears can be worn under a warm hat or beanie for extra protection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Commercial ear plugs are helpful, but custom-fitting ear plugs, made by a hearing specialist, can provide better protection.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you are just out in the cold for a short time, you can pull your scarf up over your ears or tighten the hood of your jacket. Both of these short-term fixes will help protect your ears from the wind and cold.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cold ears are annoying, to be sure, but unprotected ears in cold weather can actually be dangerous. When your ears [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,65,64,67],"tags":[17,20,22,72,19,18,24,35,21,45,68,70,69,71],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cold-weather","category-ear-muffs","category-protect-your-ears","category-winter","tag-hearing-aids","tag-hearing-aids-tarporley","tag-hearing-aids-winsford","tag-hearing-health","tag-hearing-test","tag-hearing-tests","tag-hearing-tests-near-me","tag-hummingbird-hearingcare","tag-invisible-hearing-aids","tag-invisible-hearing-aids-cheshire","tag-protect-your-ears","tag-protect-your-ears-from-the-cold","tag-protect-your-hearing","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdhearingcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}