HEARING TIPS
6 Encouraging Things Wearing Hearing Aids Says About You
It remains a puzzle as to why wearing eye glasses—which improve vision impairment—is perceived as a sign of intelligence, while wearing hearing aids—which treat hearing impairment—has been perceived as a sign of old age. Perhaps it’s about time the stigma of hearing...
When Should I Upgrade My Hearing Aids?
When Should I Upgrade My Hearing Aids? When should I upgrade my hearing aids? This is a frequent question we hear from our patients, and the answer demands some thought. Although hearing aids typically have a life-span of 3-7 years, there are a few cases in which you...
10 Cool Ways to Control Your Hearing Aids With the Apple Watch
By Joho345 (Own work) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons Just imagine being able to fine-tune the volume, treble, and bass on your hearing aids as discretely and easily as checking the time on your wrist. Or imagine fine-tuning your hearing aids for any hearing...
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Treat Your Hearing Loss
We all procrastinate, routinely talking ourselves out of challenging or unpleasant chores in favor of something more pleasant or fun. Distractions abound as we tell ourselves that we will sooner or later get around to whatever we’re presently trying to avoid. Usually,...
How Insects are Revolutionizing Hearing Aids
Modern hearing aids have come a long way; current models are highly effective and feature powerful digital functions, like wireless connectivity, that strongly improve a person’s ability to hear along with their all-around quality of life. But there is still room for...
6 Ways Your Brain Transforms Sound Into Emotion
It has long been acknowledged that there are powerful connections between sound, music, emotion, and memory, and that our personal experiences and tendencies determine the type and intensity of emotional response we have to various sounds. As an example, research has...
6 Ways to Lose Your Hearing
The strange part of hearing loss is that we don’t seem to start appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the ability to clearly hear them. We don’t pause to give thought to, for instance, how much we enjoy a good conversation with a friend until we have...
Why Choose a Local Hearing Care Provider?
The hearing healthcare industry has two barriers that prevent individuals from acquiring healthier hearing: The inability to notice hearing loss in the first place (because of its gradual onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive solution....
The Right Way to Clean Your Ears
Blausen.com staff. "Blausen gallery 2014".That there is a right way to clean your ears proposes that there is a wrong way, and indeed, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is widespread, and it breaks the first rule of cleaning your ears: don’t insert foreign...
Don't Wait! Early treatment
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