How to Protect Your Hearing Aids This Spring
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 7.1% of Americans over age 45 wears a hearing aid. If you’re among this population, you may be wondering what you can do to make your hearing aids last as long as possible. Know that they may need a little extra care during the spring…
How Hearing Aids Can Keep You More Connected At Events
Hearing aids are a fantastic tool for people with hearing loss that lets them stay more connected to their loved ones and engage with their communities. However, there are still environments where you may find you struggle, even when using hearing aids. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the…
How to Have the Best Date with Hearing Loss
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders report, “One in eight people in the United States (13 percent, or 30 million) aged 12 years or older has hearing loss in both ears.” If you have hearing loss and you wear hearing aids, you may be wondering how you can make the most out…
What if You Don’t Seek Treatment for Your Hearing Loss?
If you have hearing loss, seeking treatment is essential to your overall health and well-being. While some are hesitant to address their hearing needs, research has shown that untreated hearing loss leads to a poorer quality of life. Let’s examine a few of the most significant consequences of untreated hearing loss as well as the…
New Year’s Resolutions to Make for Your Hearing
Although about 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids, only about 20% of people who could benefit actually wears one. It’s important to care for your hearing health, as untreated hearing loss is associated with higher rates of feelings of loneliness, social withdrawal, anxiety, depression, falls and even dementia. Below we review…
Hearing Aids Can Help You Connect With Others This Holiday Season
While the holidays are often associated with joy and togetherness, people with untreated hearing loss may approach the season with apprehension and feelings of loneliness. Hearing Loss and Social Isolation Hearing loss makes it harder to understand speech. It may seem like people are mumbling or that you have to ask others to repeat themselves…
Consider the Benefits of Hearing Aids this Audiology Awareness Month
Have you heard? October is Audiology Awareness Month! That means there’s no better time to care for your hearing health. If you’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss and are still on the fence about making the investment in hearing aids, consider the many benefits they have to offer, some of which we review below. Better…
Can Hearing Loss Stop You From Getting a Good Night’s Sleep?
Hearing loss can negatively impact your life in many ways. It can make it harder to focus at work or enjoy meals out with your family at Calico County Restaurant. Research has shown it also may make it harder to get a good night’s sleep. Study Links Hearing Loss and Tinnitus to Insomnia A study…
The Benefits of Connecting Your Hearing Aids to Your Smartphone
Modern hearing aids do more than just amplify sounds. They can work to suppress background noise, improve your ability to locate sound and even connect with your other devices such as your laptop or smartphone. Having your hearing aids connected to your smartphone is not only convenient, but it also offers a variety of different…
Can You Lose Your Hearing as a Young Adult?
If you are a young adult, you might assume that hearing loss isn’t something that can happen to you. While it’s true that the risk of hearing loss increases as we age, some younger adults do develop the condition as well. Signs of Hearing Trouble Most hearing loss is gradual and may be hard to…
