Is There a Link Between Untreated Hearing Loss & Your Salary?
Hearing loss is a common condition that affects roughly 48 million Americans. But despite how prevalent it is, only 20% of people who could benefit from hearing aids actually wears them. This can have major mental, physical, emotional and economic impacts. In fact, research shows that untreated hearing loss can affect your employment status and…
How to Avoid Earwax Buildup with Hearing Aids
Earwax buildup is one of the more common problems hearing aid users face. Let’s look at how earwax can cause problems and what you can do to protect your ears and your device. How Earwax Can Damage Hearing Aids When earwax builds up on your hearing aids, it can cause them to function poorly. You…
Machine Learning Enhances Speech Recognition
One of the ways hearing loss can impact your life the most is by affecting your ability to understand speech. In order to help solve this problem, researchers are exploring a human speech recognition model based on machine learning and deep neural networks. Hearing Loss and Communication Struggles One of the first signs of hearing…
What Could the Future of Hearing Aids Hold?
Our brains are exceptional, especially when it comes to picking out individual voices in The Downtown Amarillo Historic District. This is a task that even the most advanced hearing aids have struggled with. However, researchers at Columbia University in New York City are currently developing new artificially intelligent (AI) technology that could better amplify the…
How Hearing Loss Can Isolate You & Make You Feel Lonely
Now that we’re nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we all understand the serious effects of loneliness on our mental health. However, for those who are suffering from hearing loss, these effects are magnified. We explore this connection below. The Link Between Loneliness & Hearing Loss Though people of all ages are at risk…
Are You Missing Hearing Certain Sounds Due to Hearing Loss?
There is a range of sounds that humans have the ability to hear, and we are unable to hear sounds that fall outside that range (like a dog whistle). A person with normal hearing can perceive sounds at frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz. When you suffer from hearing loss your range starts to change…
Happy Holiday Sounds to Listen For
The holidays are only a few weeks away and there is so much to look forward to this season. For some, it’s baking cookies with their grandchildren or big celebrations with family and friends. Maybe for you, it’s going to a musical event like A Roaring Twenties Christmas. No matter how you celebrate the holidays…
Untreated Hearing Loss May Lead to Loneliness
Did you know that the words “loneliness” and “social isolation” mean two different things? Loneliness refers to feeling alone, regardless of actual social contact, and social isolation is a lack of social connection. While social isolation can lead to feelings of loneliness, it’s possible to feel lonely without being socially isolated. Hearing loss is a…
Slipping Up: How Hearing Loss Affects Safety
Do you enjoy working out at Contagion Athletics? If you do, and if you have untreated hearing loss, you could be putting yourself at risk. A recent study shows that people with untreated hearing loss are more likely to experience an accidental injury. About the Study The purpose of the study, which was published in…
Recharge Your Hearing: When to Replace the Batteries in Your Hearing Aids
While hearing aids are built to last five to seven years, the batteries inside only last days or weeks. We review the types of hearing aid batteries, how often they should be changed, and tips to get the most from your batteries below. What Are the Different Types of Hearing Aid Batteries? The two main…
