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Whether you’re exploring solutions for the first time or a long-time hearing aid user, our experts at Carson Hearing Care are here to offer advice and resources to support your journey.

What Makes Modern Hearing Aids Better?

Technology changes quickly: in 2006, the average 40-inch flat screen television would’ve cost you in excess of $1,500. Today, 10 years later, you can buy a 40-inch flat screen TV for less than $230. The same has taken place with hearing aids, even though it’s more likely to escape our recognition. We take note that

March 24, 2016

How to Tell Others About Your Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is referred to as the invisible disability for a reason. No one can view or observe your hearing loss, and no one can feel your difficulty and stress. The only thing someone can sense is their OWN frustration when they have to repeat themselves. Unfortunately, people with hearing loss seldom get the benefit

March 17, 2016

Life Hacks For Healthy Hearing

Oxford Dictionaries defines life-hack as: “A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way.” Life hacks can save you both money and time, and some are so easy you’ll wonder why you hadn’t previously thought of them. Inventive but straightforward life-hacks include shifting your toaster

March 10, 2016

5 Questions to Ask Before Buying Hearing Aids

Congratulations on taking the initial step toward better hearing by scheduling your hearing assessment. You’re already ahead of the game, as a great number of people delay having their hearing tested for years—in some instances decades. But now that you’ve booked your hearing test, you’ll want to be certain that you’re prepared for the consultation,

March 3, 2016

How Hearing Aids Can Boost Brain Function

Photo credit: flickr Saad Faruque Twentieth-century neuroscience has uncovered something quite astonishing: specifically that your brain can change itself well into your adult years. Whereas in the early 1900s it was thought that the brain ceased changing in adolescence, we now know that the brain responds to change all throughout life. Neuroplasticity To appreciate exactly

February 25, 2016

What a Hearing Care Professional Can Do For You

There seems to be more confusion when it pertains to hearing care than with most other medical specialties. We don’t have to ask, for instance, what a dentist or eye doctor can do for us. But when it comes to our hearing, we’re many times uncertain as to what we should do or who we

February 18, 2016