If Your Hearing Aid Is Giving You a Headache, It May Need To Be Adjusted
Millions of Americans use hearing aids to treat their hearing loss and improve their hearing experience. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over reported using hearing aids in 2019. Similar to other technology, there are times when your hearing aids may experience problems that require…
Ways Seniors Can Protect Their Hearing
Seniors are at a greater risk of developing hearing loss than younger adults. According to the National Institutes of Health, age-related hearing loss, also known as presbycusis, “develops and is exacerbated by various factors, including heredity, medical disease and environmental factors.” Let’s examine a few of these factors in greater detail as well as discuss…
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Here’s How Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Love Life
One study on the effect of providing a hearing aid to a person with hearing loss on their significant other found that “Before the provision of a hearing aid significant others experienced difficulties with person-to-person conversation, with group conversation and in viewing (listening to) television of the same order as did the hearing impaired individual….
What if You Don’t Seek Treatment for Hearing Loss?
Treating hearing loss is essential to your overall health and well-being. While some are hesitant to visit an audiologist to address their hearing needs, research has shown that untreated hearing loss leads to a poorer quality of life. Let’s take a look at some of the more significant negative consequences of not treating your hearing…
Four Tips for Navigating Social Situations as a New Hearing Aid User
Hearing aids can help you reconnect with loved ones and improve your relationships. Everything from talking with your grandkids on the phone to enjoying dinner out with friends at Higgins becomes easier from your improved ability to follow conversations and communicate with others. To get the best listening experience with hearing aids, follow these few…
Can Cold Weather Cause Tinnitus?
Millions of Americans experience tinnitus, which is described as a ringing or buzzing in the ear. Some have brief episodes, while others have chronic tinnitus that can last for months or even years. If you have tinnitus, you may have noticed that your symptoms seem to spike in the winter months. If so, you’re not…
Learn About the History of Audiology Awareness Month
It’s time to celebrate Audiology Awareness Month! To kick it off, we review the history of the event and explain how you can participate below. The History of Audiology Awareness Month Audiology Awareness Month was established in 2008 by the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). The goal of doing this was to promote public awareness…
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a ‘good faith estimate’ explaining how much your medical care will cost Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have certain types of health care coverage or who are not using certain types of health care coverage an estimate of their bill for the…