by Calvert Hearing Care | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s popular to think of hearing loss as an unavoidable problem associated with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s regular use of iPods. But the numbers show that the bigger problem may be exposure to loud noise at work. In the...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Jun 11, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Zinc-air-battery-types by Marc Andressen is licensed under Attribution CC 2.0 You could make a strong case that the most crucial part of your hearing aid is the battery: without it, nothing else works, and if it fails, your hearing fails with it. In this quick guide,...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Jun 4, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, brought about by exposure to intense sound levels from personal music devices and noisy settings such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting...
by Calvert Hearing Care | May 28, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
If we genuinely want to understand hearing loss, we need to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively more challenging, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional responses to the loss of hearing. In concert, the...
by Calvert Hearing Care | May 21, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Most people are surprised to hear how young the profession of audiology actually is, and how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you wished to find the founding father of biology, for instance, you’d have to go back in...
by Calvert Hearing Care | Apr 5, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a professional diagnosis, in spite of the fact that the warning signs of hearing loss are obvious to other people. But are those with hearing loss just too stubborn to get help? No, actually,...
