HEARING TIPS
The Advantages of Wearing Two Hearing Aids
Are two hearing aids better than one? If you’re looking for the quick answer, then yes, the majority of cases of hearing loss are ideally treated with two hearing aids. If you want to understand why, or are interested about the reasons why we have two ears in the...
Why Hearing Aids Make You Happier Than Winning the Lottery
Assuming that you have hearing loss, what’s more likely to make you happy? A) Winning the lottery, or B) buying a new pair of hearing aids It may seem obvious to you that the answer is A, but research on happiness conveys a very different story. To start, people do...
The Alarming Hearing Loss Statistics You Need to Know About
Far too often, we hear people say that hearing loss only affects “old people,” that it’s just a natural part of getting old, or that it’s generally an uncommon ailment. These statements couldn’t be further from the facts. Here are statistics you should know about:...
5 Good Reasons to Get a Hearing Test
In the US, roughly 37.5 million adults have some amount of hearing loss. Yet according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), merely 20 percent of those who could reap the benefits of hearing aids actually use them. That means that millions of Americans who could...
4 Important Sounds You’re Missing With Hearing Loss
Here’s something most people are surprised to learn: in most cases of hearing loss, people can hear a number of sounds just fine, and have trouble only with specific sounds. In particular, if you have trouble only with high-pitched sounds, you may have the most common...
The Health Benefits of Better Hearing
It’s often suggested that we don’t fully appreciate the things we have until they’re gone, and this appears to be specifically true of our ability to hear. Hearing loss is not only difficult to detect; it’s also hard to appreciate just how much hearing improves our...
6 Encouraging Things Wearing Hearing Aids Says About You
It remains a puzzle as to why wearing eye glasses—which improve vision impairment—is perceived as a sign of intelligence, while wearing hearing aids—which treat hearing impairment—has been perceived as a sign of old age. Perhaps it’s about time the stigma of hearing...
When Should I Upgrade My Hearing Aids?
When Should I Upgrade My Hearing Aids? When should I upgrade my hearing aids? This is a frequent question we hear from our patients, and the answer demands some thought. Although hearing aids typically have a life-span of 3-7 years, there are a few cases in which you...
10 Cool Ways to Control Your Hearing Aids With the Apple Watch
By Joho345 (Own work) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons Just imagine being able to fine-tune the volume, treble, and bass on your hearing aids as discretely and easily as checking the time on your wrist. Or imagine fine-tuning your hearing aids for any hearing...
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