Aren’t there a couple of kinds of vacation? One type is full of activities the whole time. This type will leave you more exhausted than when you left but all of the adventures will be remembered for many years to come. The other kind is all about relaxing. You may not even do much of […]
You’ve probably noted that when movies or TV shows get really intense, they start using close-ups (possibly even extreme close-ups). This is because more information than you’re probably even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. To say that humans are really facially centered is, well, not a stretch. So it’s no surprise […]
It’s difficult to be separated from your hearing aid once you get used to having one. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But just like any technology, though, it will need to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s average lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be the […]
Have you ever awoke after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a delightful song through your open window? Turns out, there’s a term for all those birdsongs: the dawn chorus. Birds see the sunrise and, for some reason, decide it’s time to belt out their favorite melody. The songs of these birds, when they’re […]
If you’re not very wealthy, a car really isn’t an impulse buy. Which means you will most likely do a great deal of research ahead of time. You look at reviews, you assess prices, and you consider gas mileage. Google is your best friend these days. This amount of research makes sense! You’re about to […]
Remember when you used to be able to find those gallon buckets of ice cream at the supermarket? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But you begin to become more specific in your taste as you mature. You begin opting for the more specialized ice cream: the Haagen-Daaz, the Tillamook, the Ben & Jerry’s. […]
You take good care of your hearing aids. Cleaning them daily, you make sure they are safe and comfortable on their charger when you go to bed. But you get pretty distressed when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they used to. There are several things you can do to troubleshoot the problem, […]
While it could be true that older hearing aids are better than nothing, chances are what small benefit you get from them may be costly. Within the past few years, hearing aid technology has made significant progress. It’s changed from analog to digital, for one thing, and there are features currently that weren’t even in […]
When it comes to history, there are three different types of people: those who find history to be incredibly fascinating, individuals who think history is horribly boring, and those who believe history is full of aliens. The history of hearing aids is not about aliens (sorry not sorry). But it’s most likely a lot stranger […]
As we get older, we all know that hearing loss and particular mental health concerns can worsen despite a healthy, active lifestyle. And scientists have found a strong connection between the two that shouldn’t be overlooked and it will help if you don’t turn that hearing aid off. Depression is two times as likely in […]
