Hearing Health Blog

She’s Not Faking It: 4 Signs a Loved One Needs a Hearing Aid

She’s Not Faking It: 4 Signs a Loved One Needs a Hearing Aid

It’s a common first reaction – denial. Surely, my loved one’s hearing loss isn’t as advanced as it seems. She’s too young to require a hearing aid. It’s possible, the two of you have started to kid around with each other about it. Your loved one constantly asks you to repeat yourself. You laugh about […]

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This Summer You Can do Some Things to Safeguard Your Hearing

This Summer You Can do Some Things to Safeguard Your Hearing

Summer has finally arrived! This summer season offers tons of fun. But don’t forget about your hearing’s health before you go out for a day on the beach, a rocking concert, or perhaps an enjoyable backyard barbecue. Loud noises can harm your hearing, even if you don’t think they’re very loud. During the summer you’re […]

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What You Should Understand About Earwax Accumulation

What You Should Understand About Earwax Accumulation

When you shower, always remember to clean your ears. Whenever you say that, you unavoidably use your “parent voice”. Perhaps when you were a child you even recall your parents telling you to do it. As you get caught up in past nostalgia, that kind of memory can take you back to simpler times. But […]

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The Role of Technology in Managing Hearing Loss

The Role of Technology in Managing Hearing Loss

What is a cyborg? You likely imagine a half human, half machine when you think of a cyborg, particularly if you enjoy science fiction movies (these characters are typically cleverly utilized to comment on the human condition). You can get some really fantastic cyborgs in Hollywood. But in reality, someone wearing something as simple as […]

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Isn’t it Time You Considered a Hearing Aid Upgrade?

Isn’t it Time You Considered a Hearing Aid Upgrade?

While it might be true that older hearing aids are better than nothing, it’s likely that what small advantage you get from them comes at a cost. Hearing aid technology has progressed a great deal in the last few years! Ten years ago many of the features of modern hearing aids weren’t even in development, […]

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Why Having Your Ears Checked Regularly Can Improve Your Mood

Why Having Your Ears Checked Regularly Can Improve Your Mood

Hearing loss is a prevalent condition that can be alleviated simply with the use of hearing aids and assistive listening devices. But hearing loss is often ignored and untreated. This can lead to greater depression rates and feelings of solitude in those with hearing loss. And these feelings of depression and isolation can be increased […]

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How Auditory Training Can be Enhanced by AudioBooks

How Auditory Training Can be Enhanced by AudioBooks

Books-on-tape was what we used to call them, way back when. Naturally, that was long before CDs, not to mention digital streaming. These days, they have a much better name; audiobooks. With an audiobook, you can listen to the book as it’s being read by a narrator. It’s a bit like when you were younger […]

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Those Late Night Bar Visits Could be Increasing Your Tinnitus

Those Late Night Bar Visits Could be Increasing Your Tinnitus

Remember the old tale of Johnny Appleseed? In elementary school, you may have been taught that he migrated across the United States, bringing the gift of nourishing apples to every community he paid a visit to (you should eat apples because they’re good for you and that’s the moral of the story). That’s only partially […]

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