When you are fitted with hearing aids, your audiologist will provide you with care tips as hearing aids can be expensive to replace. Without proper care, debris, and moisture can cause your hearing aids to deteriorate and malfunction. When you purchase your hearing aids, be sure to follow your audiologist’s guidelines for clearing to maintain Read more..
Hearing Loss and Depression
It takes most people years to notice the gradual onset of hearing loss. So if you are having problems such as hearing certain voices, if you ask people to repeat themselves, if others seem to mumble, or if you need to turn the TV volume up to a level uncomfortable for others to enjoy–these are Read more..
Is Your Hearing Getting Worse?
With the rapid advancements of technology these days, it is easy to wonder how often you will need to change your hearing aids. Hearing aid technology has improved tremendously over the past few decades, but hearing aids have always been designed with four core parts: A power source, a receiver, a microphone, and a processor. Read more..
Is Tinnitus a Brain Problem?
When one experiences tinnitus or ringing in the ears, it often causes the brain’s neural circuits to attempt to adapt to the loss of sensory hair cells by turning up the sensitivity to sound. What causes Tinnitus? Although, there still is no scientific answer as to why the brain creates the illusion of sound. The Read more..
What Are the First Signs of Tinnitus?
What is the primary cause of tinnitus? Prolonged exposure to loud sounds leads to tinnitus, and 90% of tinnitus sufferers have problems related to some level of noise-induced hearing loss. Tinnitus is often difficult to diagnose because it affects every person differently. You may experience buzzing, swooshing, or a ringing sound that doesn’t exist or Read more..
The Best Hearing Aids for Severe Hearing Loss
There are many reasons people lose their hearing. Sometimes, hearing loss can be restored naturally. In other cases, hearing loss can only be replaced with the help of hearing aids. If you are experiencing severe hearing loss because of aging or from extended exposure to loud noises and the tiny hairs in your ear are Read more..
Can Hearing Aids Help Reduce Vertigo Symptoms?
Millions of people experience and seek treatment for vertigo and balance issues each year. For many, this disrupts their active lifestyle and is very debilitating. For others, it is more of a nuisance. If your inner ear is the problem, then you may be able to get help by going to your audiologist to purchase Read more..
How Can Hearing Aids Improve Your Quality of Life?
Hearing aids are an invaluable tool for those with hearing loss. They can help you to hear better, communicate more effectively, and even improve your overall quality of life. If you’re considering getting a hearing aid, it’s important to understand how it can benefit you. Hearing aids can help in many ways, from improving communication Read more..
Both Ears Have Hearing Loss, What Now?
Are you experiencing hearing loss in one ear and now both? Hearing Loss often occurs as people age. It oftentimes is a gradual change in hearing. You may not even notice it at first. Hearing high-pitched noises such as the microwave or your phone are often the first affected. Lower Pitched noises like male voices Read more..
Ear Infection Hearing Loss Problems
Hearing loss can occur due to many different factors including heredity, excessive noise, aging, injury, or infections. The most common type of hearing loss affects the auditory nerve. This is called sensorineural hearing loss. Did you know that an ear infection can cause hearing loss? This is called conductive hearing loss. It is caused when Read more..
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