It is commonly said that when one person has a hearing loss, the whole family has a hearing problem. Communication difficulties can be frustrating for everyone. Properly fitted hearing aids are, of course, the best means of treatment available for hearing loss, but the addition of some simple communication strategies can help you make the
I’ve waited so long…. why bother with it at this point? I met a new patient this week who had her hearing tested over a decade ago. It was then when she was told she would need hearing aids. She states she tried them for one week, hated them, returned them, and hasn’t addressed her
Why am I dizzy? Poor balance is reported to affect 5-10% of the population. This statistic tends to increase with age and affects upwards of 40% of individuals over age 40. For those aged 60 and over imbalance and falls becomes one of the most common health concerns, and a top reason for referral to
Hearing is a powerful sense. Hearing is where physical sound waves in the atmosphere are turned into meaningful electric impulses inside our minds. The world is full of physical sound waves. Some waves which we cannot detect (x-rays, echolocation); Some which we wish we couldn’t hear (nails on chalk board, screaming babies on airplanes), and
How do you know you have it? Tinnitus, is it tied to hearing loss? Does it cause hearing loss? These are questions that many have. You would be surprised to find that 50 Million American’s have experienced tinnitus. Out of that, nearly 30 million adults have hearing loss that should be treated. What Is Tinnitus?
With the Telephone Solutions for Hearing Impaired One of the main activities of every day life is making phone calls on the telephone. Hearing on the telephone can be especially difficult for the hearing impaired due to absence of visual cues. One example of a visual cue would be lip reading. Depending on the device,
Should I just buy over the counter hearing aids? There’s been a lot of information about over the counter hearing aids becoming available over the counter. Meaning going alone to pickup without any prior professional feedback. Not to mention these are also available online. It seems like a much simpler process than actually going to
Hidden Hearing Loss Do you have this? It is hearing loss that is not readily detectable by the standard audiogram, or hearing test. Results for pure tones (“push the button when you hear the beep”), and for speech testing in a quiet booth are ‘normal’. People with HHL will often report that they have difficulty
New technology is changing how we do everything from cleaning our house to traveling to work, and the improvements to hearing aids can’t go unnoticed. Nearly every year the features available on hearing aids change. With such frequent additions and upgrades it can be difficult to keep track of what they all mean. Some of
Don’t let your doggie get a hold of your hearing aids… and other helpful tips for hearing aid users… When we fit a patient with new hearing aids, we give them a lot of information on what to expect from the experience upon which they are about to embark. There’s a lot to the
Did you know Diabetes can affect hearing loss? As the prevalence of hearing loss is ever-increasing in today’s society, so is the prevalence of diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, “nearly 30 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and an estimated 34.5 million have some type of hearing loss”. Needless to say, these
Do you think you hear fine in most situations, but struggle to follow conversation at a party, meeting, or at a restaurant? If you feel you’ve been experiencing this, it might be time to go for noise testing. First let’s talk about your hearing… About Hearing and Hearing Loss Hearing is the result of sound traveling