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
Use it or lose it? As we meet with people to develop treatment plans for hearing loss, we are frequently asked this: Does wearing hearing aids create a dependency and actually make the ears ‘lazy’, resulting in greater problems with hearing? No, it doesn’t! In fact, just the opposite is true with the hearing system. What we call
I’m the one who has been diagnosed with a hearing loss. This only affects me, right? Actually, NO. Your hearing loss affects every person around you. Most notably those closest to you, particularly your spouse. We see patients every day who are unaware of how their untreated hearing loss hurts those around them. So we
Hearing Aid Compatibility with Cell Phones As technology ever-increasingly advances, so does its emergence in the world of communications. Because of these technological improvements, we are now seeing a trend of countless people carrying around personalized cell phones. In the hearing world, this has paved the way for promoting improved communication with hearing aid use through cell phones.
There are many causes for hearing loss. Previous blog posts have discussed disorders of the outer and middle ear that can cause hearing loss. This post will discuss a few reasons hearing loss results from inner ear disorders that occur in the cochlea and beyond. 1. Presbycusis Presbycusis is the term for hearing loss which develops as
How old are you? Do you think you’re old enough for hearing aids? Or is there really a right age to start wearing hearing aids? “But I’m not old enough for hearing aids!” We used to hear so many people with suspected hearing loss say this. Thank goodness we have moved away from the societal notion that
So you just got your first pair of hearing aids… everything will be perfect now, right? Or perhaps, you have a very mild hearing loss and hearing aids weren’t recommended quite yet. You should be able to communicate effectively, right? Chances are there will still be difficulties without the addition of communication strategies. Communication strategies