Hearing loss is often a gradual process, making it easy to overlook the subtle changes in your ability to perceive sounds. Unlike children, who get routine hearing tests in school, adults seldom even think of scheduling an appointment. So why should your hearing be any less important than your vision? It’s important to have regular […]
Have you ever left your Earbuds in your pocket and they ended up going through the laundry or maybe lost them altogether? Suddenly, your morning jog is so much more boring. Your commute or train ride is dreary and dull. And your virtual meetings are suffering from poor audio quality. Sometimes, you don’t grasp how […]
We normally think of hearing loss as something that advances slowly. It can be difficult to detect the symptoms because of this. (After all, you’re just turning up the volume on your TV now and then, it’s nothing to worry about, right?) In some cases that’s true but in some cases, it isn’t. In some […]
The majority of people who wear hearing aids are satisfied with their experience: 91% of hearing aid users are pleased with the hearing aid experience when speaking one-on-one, as reported by a recent survey. When processing results with particular activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in […]
It’s not difficult to notice how your body ages over time. Your skin starts to get some wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your joints start to get stiff. Your skin becomes a bit droopy in places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade a bit. It’s […]
Determining hearing loss is more technical than it might seem at first. You can probably hear certain things clearly at lower volumes but not others. The majority of letters may sound clear at high or low volumes but others, like “s” and “b” may get lost. It will become more obvious why you notice inconsistencies […]
For just a second, imagine that you’re working as a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a potential client. Multiple representatives from their offices have come together to talk about whether to employ your business for the job. As the call continues, voices rise and fall…and are at times difficult to hear. […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. You can change the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it satisfies a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are caused by many different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as […]
What’s the connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. Your risk of getting dementia is higher with even mild hearing loss, as it turns out. Researchers believe that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health issues. So, how […]
If you are one of the millions of people in the U.S. suffering from a medical disorder known as tinnitus then you probably know that it often gets worse when you are attempting to fall asleep. But what’s the reason for this? The ringing is a phantom noise due to some medical disorder like hearing […]
