HEARING TIPS
The Top 5 Hearing Aid Myths Exposed
Sometimes, it seems as if we prefer to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an article named “List of common misconceptions” that contains hundreds of universally-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the page and...
5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before getting a professional diagnosis, notwithstanding the fact that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss are transparent to others. But are those with hearing loss just too stubborn to get help? No,...
Avoiding the Biggest Mistake in Treating Your Hearing Loss
Do you recall the Q-Ray Bracelets? You know, the magnetized bracelets that promised to provide you with instantaneous and substantial pain relief from arthritis and other chronic conditions? Well, you won’t see much of that advertising anymore; in 2008, the...
How to Read Your Audiogram at Your Hearing Test
You’ve just concluded your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now entering the room and presents you with a chart, like the one above, except that it has all of these icons, colors, and lines. This is intended to show you the exact, mathematically precise...
What to Expect at Your Hearing Exam
If the unfamiliar creates anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is especially nerve-racking. While virtually all of us have experience with the family doctor and the community dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist may be a first. It certainly would be...
8 Reasons Hearing Loss is More Dangerous Than You Think
Hearing deficit is treacherously sneaky. It creeps up on an individual through the years so little by little you barely notice, making it all too easy to deny it’s even there. And afterwards, when you finally recognize the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off as...
How to Persuade Someone to Get a Hearing Test
We don’t need to inform you of the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a completely different type of problem: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing checked and treated. But just how are you supposed to get through...
Exploring a Career in the Hearing Care Profession
Although many of us remain current with our yearly physical, dental cleaning, and eye examination, we often fail to take into account the health of our hearing. And when our hearing does start to worsen, it appears so slowly that we hardly notice and fail to do...
Professional musicians at greater risk of developing hearing loss
Fame, fortune, and screaming fans — these are some of the terms and phrases you’d choose to summarize the everyday life of a professional musician. But what you more than likely wouldn’t take into account is “hearing loss” or “tinnitus,” the not-so-enjoyable...
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