HEARING TIPS
6 Encouraging Things Wearing Hearing Aids Says About You
It remains a puzzle as to why wearing eye glasses—which correct vision impairment—is perceived as a sign of intelligence, while wearing hearing aids—which treat hearing impairment—has been perceived as an indication of old age. Maybe it’s about time the stigma of...
4 Reasons to Upgrade Your 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. While hearing aids ordinarily have a life-span of 3-7 years, there are a few scenarios in which you may desire to upgrade sooner. Here...
10 Ways to Control Your Hearing Aids With the Apple Watch
Imagine being able to manipulate the volume, treble, and bass on your hearing aids as discretely and effortlessly as checking the time on your wrist. Or picture fine-tuning your hearing aids for any listening situation without ever having to touch your hearing aids....
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Treat Your Hearing Loss
We all procrastinate, routinely talking ourselves out of difficult or uncomfortable tasks in favor of something more pleasing or fun. Distractions abound as we tell ourselves that we will sooner or later get around to whatever we’re presently working hard to avoid....
How Insects are Revolutionizing Hearing Aids
Modern hearing aids have come a long way; present models are highly effective and incorporate remarkable digital features, such as wireless connectivity, that strongly enhance a person’s ability to hear along with their overall quality of life. But there is still room...
6 Ways Your Brain Transforms Sound Into Emotion
It has long been accepted 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 specific sounds. As an example, research has...
6 Ways to Lose Your Hearing
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t tend to begin appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the capability to clearly hear them. We don’t pause to think about, for example, how much we appreciate a good conversation with a close friend until...
Why Choose a Local Hearing Care Provider?
The hearing healthcare industry has two barriers that prevent people from attaining healthier hearing: The inability to detect hearing loss in the first place (owing to its gradual onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive remedy. Regrettably,...
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 without a doubt, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is customary, and it breaks the very first rule of cleaning your ears: don’t...
The Surprising Statistics Behind Occupational Hearing Loss
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...