You learn to adjust to life with tinnitus. You always keep the television on to help you tune out the persistent ringing. You refrain from going out for happy hour with friends because the loud music at the bar makes your tinnitus worse for days. You’re always making appointments to try new techniques and therapies. […]
Want to show how much you care? Listen to your loved ones, really listen. That requires, of course, the ability to hear. Studies reveal millions of individuals would benefit from wearing hearing aids because one out of three adults between the ages of 65 and 74 have some amount of hearing loss. Sadly, only about […]
You’re supposed to wear your hearing aids every day. But before you recycle your milk containers, you’re supposed to rinse them out too. Sometimes, we don’t do the things we’re supposed to. The same goes for hearing aids. Occasionally we forget to take them with us. Perhaps you even go a day, or a week, […]
The human body is an awesome, beautiful, confusing, confounding piece of work, isn’t it? The human body typically has no problem repairing cuts, scrapes, or broken bones (with a little time, your body can repair the huge bones in your arms and legs). But you won’t be so lucky if the tiny hairs in your […]
If you have hearing aids, you should be capable of hearing, right? When your hearing aid fails at its one job, it can be extremely frustrating. The good news is, with regular upkeep, your hearing aids should be up to the job. Consider this list before you do anything rash. It might be time to […]
With chronic tinnitus, it isn’t the ringing in your ears that’s the real problem. The real problem is that the ringing doesn’t stop. Initially, this may be a moderate noise that’s not much more than a little annoying. But the ringing can become aggravating and even debilitating if it continues for days or months or […]
Researchers at the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might have cracked the code on one of hearing’s most bewildering mysteries, and the future design of hearing aids may get an overhaul in line with their findings. The enduring belief that voices are singled out by neural processing has been debunked by an MIT study. […]
It seems as if all our devices are getting smarter, stronger, and smaller. Generally speaking, the trend is that devices have more features and take up less space. This is also true for hearing aids, and it’s not surprising. The world’s population is aging and hearing problems, though they can have a variety of causes, […]
The phrase “Music to my ears” may soon have a very different meaning to people who have hearing loss. Exposing children to music can have a worthwhile impact on hearing as is illustrated by a joint study conducted by the University College London and the University of Helsinki. Measuring Speech-in-Noise Performance Speech-in-noise performance was the […]
The air filled with the pleasing smells of cinnamon and nutmeg. Brightly colored lights of blue, red, and green fill your house with a festive spirit. You love catching up with your family members as your grandchildren dance, sing and play. You don’t want to miss any of this joyous celebration. You’re so excited, you […]
