October 15, 2024

What Makes Modern Hearing Aids Better?

Technology improves quickly: in 2006, the typical 40-inch flat screen television would’ve cost you in excess of $1,500. Now, 10 years later, you can find a 40-inch flat screen TV for around $230. The same has happened with hearing aids, although it’s more likely to escape our notice. We notice that TVs become bigger, better,

March 24, 2016

How to Communicate Your Hearing Loss to Others

Hearing loss is identified as the invisible disability for a reason. No one can see or experience your hearing loss, and no one can sense your frustration and stress. The only thing people can experience is their OWN aggravation when they have to constantly repeat themselves. Sadly, those with hearing loss rarely get the benefit

March 17, 2016

Life Hacks For Better Hearing

Oxford Dictionaries defines life-hack as: “A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way.” Life hacks can save you both money and time, and some are so easy you’ll ask yourself why you hadn’t already thought of them. Imaginative but straightforward life-hacks include flipping your

March 10, 2016

How to Prepare for Your Hearing Test

Congratulations on taking the preliminary step toward healthier hearing by booking your hearing test. You’re already ahead of the game, as many people delay getting a hearing test for several years—in some instances decades. But now that you’ve arranged your hearing test, you’ll want to be certain that you’re prepared for the consultation, especially if

March 3, 2016

How Hearing Aids Can Keep Your Brain Young

Photo credit: flickr Saad Faruque Twentieth century neuroscience has uncovered something quite astonishing: specifically that your brain can change itself well into adulthood. While in the early 1900s it was accepted that the brain stopped changing in adolescence, we now know that the brain responds to change all through life. Neuroplasticity To understand how your

February 25, 2016

6 Things a Hearing Care Professional Can Do For You

There tends to be more confusion when it concerns hearing care than with most other medical specialties. We don’t have to ask, for instance, what a dentist or eye doctor can do for us. But when it comes to our hearing, we’re many times uncertain as to what we should do or which professional we

February 18, 2016

5 Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your New Hearing Aids

Congratulations—you’re set to join the millions of Americans who have found out how wearing hearing aids can make life more exciting and rewarding. In the near future, you’ll be hearing sounds you’ve long forgotten about, engaging in stimulating discussions, and listening to music with improved discernment for each instrument. But before you can get to

February 11, 2016

5 Reasons To Pick a Hearing Aid Over a PSAP

You’ve most likely watched the advertisements. The ones advertising PSAPs, or personal sound amplification products, assuring a boost to hearing for as little as 20 dollars. It sounds like a fantastic deal—particularly in comparison to the substantial selling price of a hearing aid. The truth is, it’s not so much a good deal as it

February 4, 2016