Hearing News and Information

Unilateral Hearing Loss Affects Language Ability

By the time they reach school age, one in 20 children has hearing loss in one ear that may raise significant hurdles, according to a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers found on average, children with hearing loss in one ear have poorer oral language scores than children with

Communication Tips

If you have a hearing loss or know someone who does, share these tips with family members, friends or colleagues: Face the person who has a hearing loss so that he or she can see your face when you speak. Be sure the lighting is in front of you when you speak. This allows a

What is BPPV????????????

Vertigo is a false sensation of spinning. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo. It develops as a result of an inner ear problem. BPPV can usually be resolved with a treatment(s) that we can perform in our office called the canalith repositioning treatment. The vestibular labyrinth lies within your

Binaural Advantage

Improved Understanding Ability, Especially In Noise Many sounds which are almost exactly alike when heard with one ear can be more easily differentiated when heard with two ears. Wearing two hearing aids helps you to separate individual voices from background noise, making it easier to understand conversation. While one hearing instrument may be helpful in

How Do I Know if I Need a Hearing Aid?

For starters, if you stumbled on this article chances are you or someone you know at the very least needs to have a hearing test. Okay, maybe not a test? How about a hearing evaluation? We like to refer to it as an evaluation because evaluation doesn’t sound as scary as “a test”. Whatever you

Tips on Hearing Aid Care

Moisture/Water Water is a serious enemy of hearing aids. Moisture can destroy the microphone and the receiver of the hearing aid, clog the sound opening or earmold tubing, and cause corrosion in the aid. Moisture in the hearing aid can cause a static sound or can cause the hearing aid to operate intermittently or not

Hearing Loss Affects 1 in 5 Americans

Affecting millions of people, one of the most common health problems in the U.S. today is hearing loss. Dr. Frank Lin from Johns Hopkins Hospital reported recently that 1 in 5 Americans has hearing loss. Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication

Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

Symtpoms of this syndrome are as follow: Dizziness: The great majority of patients reports unsteadiness. This imbalance increases with activity and is relieved by rest. That’s why people often feel fine in the morning, but as the day passes, their balance gets progressively worse. Besides these balance problems, some patients also report a ringing in

Realistic Expectations

In order to get the most out of your hearing aids, it is important to understand what the hearing aids can and cannot do. Hearing devices are not intended to cure hearing problems, but simply to assist those persons suffering from hearing loss. However, the devices can never replace normal hearing. What they can do,

Impact of Hearing Loss

Hear what you’ve been missing! Do you hear, but not understand? Do you miss what is being said, or ask others to repeat themselves? Do these questions apply to you???? Have you been feeling depressed lately; a common warning sign of someone suffering from hearing loss. One in six Americans, ages 55+ suffers from some