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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
