After months (maybe even years) of waiting, you’ve finally resolved to give us a call to see if you need hearing aids. Like many, you’ve been resisting this. But the difficulty of living life without being able to hear has finally become too hard to ignore. So it’s a bit disheartening when you’re at the […]
Surprisingly, it’s been more than 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing assessment. Harper is one of them. She schedules a cleaning and checkup with her dentist every six months and she shows up dutifully for her annual medical exam. She even knows to get her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! But […]
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If you have a partner with neglected hearing loss, you know that getting their attention can be… a problem. Their name is the first thing you try saying. You say “Greg”, but you get no answer because you used an inside volume level. You try saying Greg’s name a bit louder and still no reply. […]
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There are lots of well known causes of hearing loss, but not many people recognize the dangers that certain chemicals present to their hearing. While there are numerous groups of people at risk, people in industries such as textiles, petroleum, automotive, plastics, and metal fabrication have increased exposure. Knowing what these harmful chemicals are and […]
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Music is an important part of Aiden’s life. He listens to Spotify while working, switches to Pandora when jogging, and he has a playlist for everything: cardio, cooking, video games, you name it. Everything in his life has a soundtrack and it’s playing on his headphones. But the very thing that Aiden enjoys, the loud, […]
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You’re lying in bed trying to sleep when you first notice the sound: Your ear has a whooshing or pulsating in it. The sound is pulsing at the same rhythm as your heartbeat. And once you hear that sound, you can’t tune it out. You have a lot to do tomorrow and you really need […]
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Let’s imagine you go to a rock show. You’re awesome, so you spend the entire night up front. It isn’t exactly hearing-healthy, but it’s fun, and the next day, you wake up with both ears ringing. (That part’s not so enjoyable.) But what happens if you can only hear out of one ear when you […]
Congratulations! You’ve just become the proud owner of hearing aids – a wonderful piece of modern tech. But new hearing aid owners will wish somebody had told them certain things, just like with any new technology. Let’s assess how a new hearing aid user can eliminate the 9 most common hearing aid errors. 1. Not […]
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Are you going mad with that tinnitus in your ears? Discover whether your tinnitus is inherited or what the cause might be. Tinnitus, what exactly is it? A ringing, buzzing, or droning in the ears with no external cause of the noise is a condition called tinnitus. The direct translation of the word tinnitus is”ringing […]
Feeling more youthful can be accomplished in many ways. But protecting your hearing is one way that is often ignored. Diet and exercise have been publicized for years as a confirmed way to extend your lifespan while improving your quality of life. It also helps prevent heart disease, cancer, and improves weight control. But good […]