How Can Hearing Aids Help With Balance?
Hearing aids have a microphone that collects sound, an amplifier that increases its volume and a speaker which transmits the sound directly into your ear canal. The small but technologically advanced devices can help improve communication, keep you more aware of your surroundings, manage tinnitus symptoms and may even help improve your balance. How Are…
How To Adjust the Volume of Your Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are a popular and effective tool for the majority of people with hearing loss. In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid. It’s likely that number will only continue to grow. If you are new to hearing aids,…
How To Recycle Used Hearing Aid Batteries
Approximately 7.1% of adults ages 45 and older use a hearing aid, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If you’re among this population and your hearing aid takes disposable button batteries, you may be wondering what to do with all your used ones. The answer is, you should recycle them. In this…
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…
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…
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…
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…
