It’s a common first response – denial. Surely, my loved one’s hearing loss isn’t as bad as it seems. She’s not old enough for a hearing aid. Maybe, the both of you have started to joke around with each other about it. Your loved one always asks you to speak up. You joke about it […]
Finally, it’s summer!! This summer season has a lot of fun. But keep the health of your hearing in mind before you head out for a day on the beach, a rocking concert, or perhaps an enjoyable backyard get-together. When you’re out appreciating summer, don’t forget that your hearing can be damaged by loud noises. […]
Do you remember those gallon buckets of ice cream you used to get at grocery stores? As a kid, they were awesome because they offered an entire gallon of ice cream, that’s a lot of frozen custard and high-fructose corn syrup! But as you grow up, you begin to get a bit more specific. You […]
When you shower, always remember to wash your ears. Whenever you say that, you inevitably use your “parent voice”. Maybe when you were a child you even remember your parents telling you to do it. As you get wrapped up in past nostalgia, that kind of memory can take you back to simpler times. But […]
Do you know what a cyborg is? If your mind gets swept up in science fiction movies, you most likely think of cyborgs as sort of half-human, half machine characters (these characters are typically cleverly used to touch on the human condition). You can get some really fantastic cyborgs in Hollywood. But the truth is […]
You go out of your way to be certain your hearing aids are well cared for. When you go to sleep, you always put them comfortably on the charger and you clean them daily. Suddenly and discouragingly, your hearing aids aren’t working the way they used to. There are several things you can do to […]
If you’re still wearing your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also could be costing you in some ways. Hearing aid technology has progressed a lot in the past few years! It’s changed to digital from analog, for one thing, and there are features currently that weren’t even […]
Assistive listening devices and hearing aids can be utilized to treat the prevalent condition of hearing loss. Unfortunately, hearing loss often goes undiagnosed and untreated. This can lead to greater depression rates and feelings of isolation in those who have hearing loss. And these feelings of depression and isolation can be enhanced by the breakdown […]
Books-on-tape was what we used to call them, way back when. Back then, of course, we didn’t even have CDs never mind streaming services. Nowadays, people call them audiobooks (which, we won’t lie, is a much better name). An audiobook allows you to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s sort of like […]
Do you recall the old tale of Johnny Appleseed? In elementary school, you may have been taught that he migrated across the United States, bringing the gift of nourishing apples to every community he visited (the moral of the story is that apples are healthy, and you should eat them). That’s only somewhat true. At […]
