You completely forgot your hearing exam tomorrow, but that’s not really surprising, you’ve been very busy. It’s a good thing we sent you a reminder text so you should have time to prepare. So… what should you do? Hearing exams aren’t like back in college or high school where you’d have to pull an all-nighter […]
You have a lively summer planned. Some beach time and lots of swimming for sure. You’ll do some regular running and then maybe attend a ball game or two before heading home and grilling up some tasty dinner. Your schedule will be pretty full. And you want to be sure your hearing aids are up […]
Keep your eyes on the road. Obviously, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t say much about your other senses. Your ears, for instance, are doing a lot of work while you’re driving, helping you track other vehicles, calling your attention to information on your dashboard, and keeping you engaged with the other people in your […]
When should you have your hearing tested? Here are four clues that you need to have your hearing assessed. Recently, my kids complained about how loud my television was. And guess what my reply was. I said, “What”? It was funny. Because it was a joke. But it also wasn’t. I have needed to turn […]
You have a ringing in your ears and it’s not getting any better, if anything it’s getting worse. At first, you could hardly notice it. But after being at the construction site all day (for work), you’ve realized just how loud (and how relentless) that buzzing has become. These sounds can take many forms, like […]
Your last family dinner was frustrating. Not because of any intra-family episode (though there’s always a little bit of that). No, the source of the stress was simple: it was loud, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t get the chance to ask about Dave’s new kitten or Sally’s new job. And that was […]
You finally got those new hearing aids. You’re so excited to be able to dive into your social life again. No more bad transitions or unclear conversations. But your hearing aids just don’t sound quite right. The reason for this is that it will normally take a bit of time before you get used to […]
You enjoy swimming and are all about going into the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were a kid, everybody said you were part fish–that’s how often you wanted to swim). Today, the water sounds a bit… louder… than usual. And then you recognize your oversight: you went in the pool […]
Your ability to hear is valuable – once it’s gone, the chance of getting it back in its natural form is slim to nil. But strangely, the general public tends to ignore hearing loss. In the US alone, one in eight people over the age of 12 is dealing with untreated and irreversible hearing loss. […]
Intimacy isn’t normally the first thing that one thinks of when you think about hearing aids. We get it. The advertising on these little devices is relatively straightforward. Love, conversely, is something better suited for music, poetry, and art. And yet, the two are closely linked to the point where you might want to start […]
