Do you have any questions about hearing loss? If you’ve been wanting to learn more about your ears and your hearing health, here are 10 facts you might not know about hearing loss. Fact 1: Hearing Loss Is Very Common First of all, hearing loss …
Hearing Aids and the Great Outdoors
Summer is a time to take part in your favorite outdoor activities, but you might be worried if your hearing aids can withstand the elements. If you like to go camping, you know that everything is at risk of getting dirty or damp from time …
Five Fundamentals to Help You Smoothly Transition to New Hearing Aids
If you are expecting to pop your new hearing aids in and immediately hear perfectly, you will be in for a disappointment. Although hearing aids and other hearing loss solutions are powerful and hi tech, they cannot completely reverse hearing loss. What they can do, …
What Is the Difference between Hearing Aid and Amplifiers?
Hearing loss is a common issue that affects millions of people worldwide, with around 40 million Americans, from infants to the elderly, experiencing some form of hearing loss in one or both ears. For many of these individuals, communication can be a challenge, leading to feelings …
Why You Should Schedule a Hearing Test for World Alzheimer’s Month
Getting an annual hearing test is a wise decision for anyone over the age of 65. Seniors have increasing likelihood of hearing loss, so experts recommend getting a test to establish your baseline hearing ability. If it is discovered that you don’t have hearing loss, …
How Untreated Hearing Loss Interferes with Your Relationships
What are the consequences of letting hearing loss go untreated? A growing body of research shows that hearing loss is related to higher rates of physical, mental, and cognitive health issues, but did you know that it can harm your relationships, as well. When hearing …
Hearing Loss Treatment Can Support Your Important Relationships
Relationship experts and couples counselors agree that communication is a key to healthy relationships. Did you know that this principle doesn’t only apply to a romantic partnership? Of course, your relationship with your spouse or partner can thrive when you develop a free flow of …
Tips for Traveling with Hearing Aids
Traveling can already be stressful – planning, packing, flying, etc. But with the ongoing pandemic and additional travel restrictions, travel requires greater precaution. This can be overwhelming for anyone to deal with and even more so if you have hearing loss. Changes to how one …
Tips for Driving with Hearing Aids
Hearing loss can produce more fatigue and strain than people realize. This is because, in addition to occurring in the ears, hearing loss also happens in the brain. The areas of the brain responsible for language comprehension become impaired which makes it more challenging to …