Come up with a plan. The preventative measures can save from problems that can occur in the hearing aids. Keep your hearing aids dry. Keep your ears dry. Socialize. Prepare for Travel. Wear outdoor gear to protect your ears and prevent water damage of your device. Give extra attention to children with hearing loss. Manage your stress. If any questions, …
Adjusting to New Hearing Aids at Work
Adjusting to new hearing aids always takes time, however, adjusting to hearing aids while in the work place can present its own challenges. Here are some tips to make the adjustment process smoother. 1) Be Honest about your hearing loss It is true that the people around us will notice more of what we are missing. It is difficult to …
Meniere’s Disease
Meniere’s Disease is a condition that affects the function of the inner ear, leading to vertigo, hearing loss, a roaring type tinnitus and sometimes a feeling of fullness or pressure in your ear. It often presents itself in one ear, but can eventually affect both. Symptoms initially are fluctuating, and vertigo attacks can come suddenly. For some individuals vertigo may …
Eat Well, Hear Better
We all know that eating a well-balanced diet, full of vitamins and minerals, is key to living a healthy life. But did you know that it can also reduce the occurrence of hearing loss in Women? A new study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that women can decrease their risk of hearing loss by eating a healthy diet. …
Understanding Hearing Loss
According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, approximately 48 million Americans (20 percent) report some degree of hearing loss. This statistic means that most of us know someone or will soon encounter someone with hearing loss, or develop hearing loss ourselves. How is hearing loss measured? Hearing loss is measured in decibels (dB) at multiple frequencies (Hz), typically 250-8000 Hz. Tones …
Succeed at Work
Gone are the days when only the elderly are wearing hearing aids. Most people with hearing loss are still on the job. In fact, more than 20 million Americans with hearing loss are in the workforce. Those numbers are sure to increase as people choose to stay in the workforce longer and push back retirement. When people with even mild …
Difference between Hearing Aid Dispenser & Audiologist
Audiologist: Doctoral degree in Audiology or a Master’s degree. Trained to treat, diagnose, and monitor disorders of the hearing and balance system. Trained in anatomy and physiology, amplification devices, cochlear implants, electrophysiology, acoustics, psychophysics, and counseling. Minimum education is 4 years of undergraduate school with a Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of doctoral level degree in audiology. They also have …
Is Hearing Loss Linked to Diabetes?
Hearing loss & diabetes have been notorious for being the two most widespread health concerns in America. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), there have been nearly 30 million people in the US that have diabetes and an estimated 34.5 million have some degree of hearing loss. There always seems to be an overlap or in their history when …
Is It True that Smoking is Linked to Hearing Loss?
YES! Cigarettes contain formaldehyde, arsenic, ammonia and a lot more nasty chemicals that affect your hearing heath in a variety of ways. For one, nicotine & carbon monoxide deplete oxygen levels and constrict blood vessels all over your body, in result affects the health of your inner ear that needs ample blood and oxygen level to maintain hair cell health. …
Two Hearing Aids vs One
If you have hearing loss in both ears (bilateral hearing loss) then you are most likely meet the criteria for two hearing aids. Why can’t I just wear one? Better speech understanding– your brain can focus on the conversation you want to hear times two instead of working into overtime. Better understanding in group/noisy settings– speech intelligibility is improved in …