If you know someone who is struggling to hear but still hasn’t treated their hearing loss, they’re not the only one. About 40 million Americans suffer hearing loss, but many will wait five or seven years before they get hearing aids! A hearing loss will intensify during this period, and they will risk experiencing accelerated …
Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Sense of Balance
Hearing aids are commonly thought of as helping with hearing loss and some symptoms of tinnitus, but could they also help with balance issues. According to the NIDCD, in 2008 roughly 33 million American adults, or 15% of the population, had a balance or dizziness problem. While balance can be impacting by certain health conditions …
Can Hearing Aids Be “Stylish”?
Hearing aids, unlike glasses, are not known to be fashion-forward or stylish, but that just might be a thing of the past! Because hearing loss is becoming a more recognized, prevalent health condition, an entire industry dedicated to better hearing devices is now flourishing and taking consumer feedback for aesthetics and technology. Technological advances now …
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month!
May is the month designated by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association of America (ASHA) to bring attention and information to one of the nations’ growing health concerns: hearing loss. They are offering the public a variety of resources and avenues of treatment crucial to our hearing health and the importance of its sustainability. One of the …
Tips for Traveling with Hearing Aids
When you’re preparing to travel, the checklist can seem endless! However, it is a necessary component of being prepared to enjoy your experience outside of your familiar environment. Preparation goes a long way in ensuring that you’re ready for any unexpected condition that might arise. While you can pick up that forgotten travel-sized tube of …
Tips for Driving with Hearing Aids
Every time we get into our car and hit the open road, safety becomes a concern. The average number of car accidents in the U.S. reach over 6 million annually, and the average number of motor vehicle crash deaths is 10 per 100,000 people a year. Careful driving requires strong visual and auditory senses in …
Tips for Adjusting to New Hearing Aids
For those who have recently been fitted with a new pair of hearing aids, welcome to a world with clear, crisp sounds. You’ll now be able to keep up with conversations with friends and loved ones, engage in all the activities you love, and feel more connected to the world around you. Hearing devices, the …
Tips for Selecting a New Pair of Hearing Aids
Perhaps you’ve thought about getting a hearing aid, but you’re worried about how it will look or whether it will really help. Modern hearing aids are smaller than ever before, with discreet design and incredible features that bring significant benefits to your life. When searching for new hearing aids, it is important to have an …