How Do I Know When It’s Time for a Hearing Test?
When you’re struggling to understand the people in your life, your first instinct might be to brush it off or attribute it to tiredness or a noisy environment. While both those factors can make it harder to hear, they might not be the only reason you’re having trouble communicating. Often, hearing loss is at play….
Why Hearing Tests Are Essential for Your Health
Most people schedule a dentist appointment every six months and an annual eye exam. What many miss when tallying their necessary doctors’ visits are hearing tests. Let’s take a look at why hearing tests are so essential and what you can expect from your next audiology visit. Why Schedule a Hearing Test? Hearing loss affects…
Five Fall Sounds Your Hearing Aids Bring Back to Life
September 22 is the first day of autumn. In addition to the freshly fallen leaves and chilly air, autumn brings a swarm of comforting sounds. Unfortunately, for the 15% of U.S. adults with hearing loss, these sounds might not be as accessible as they were in the past. Let’s look at five sounds that you…
Heading Off to College With Hearing Loss: How to Prepare for Success
Approximately one in eight people aged 12 and over has hearing loss. With the start of the school year just around the corner, you might wonder how your hearing loss will impact your college experience. Hearing loss doesn’t have to hold you back from anything college offers. You can set yourself up for academic and…
What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While most patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD affects approximately 60,000…
What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). What is Sudden Deafness? Sudden deafness is an unexplained and rapid hearing loss that…
What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above 85 decibels (dB) can cause noise induced hearing loss. The louder the sound, the less amount of time it takes…
Your Best Shot This Hunting Season
New Hunters; Old Wisdom Across the country, covid-19 restrictions and precautions have encouraged more people to utilize the great outdoors. For some, this means enjoying dining outside; for others, this means hunting and gathering the meal itself. Hunting license purchases are revealing an uptick in sales for many states this year, and more people are…
Reducing Noise in the New DTC Hearing Aid Market
New Normals; New Confusions Now more than ever, consumers are looking for products to arrive at their doorstep, including hearing aids. With new legislation rolling out this month, there is a lot of noise in the hearing aid marketplace, which obscures the key differences between these very different products. This month, the FDA is scheduled…
Why Earwax Removal Is Not A Job That Works From Home
It is not what you can do for your earwax, but what your earwax can do for you. Whether or not work relocated from the office to your bed during Covid-19, the pandemic has encouraged us to stay home. For many of you, you’re spending more time with your family than you have in a…