Hearing Health Blog

You’ve got an active summer planned. Plenty of beach time and lots of swimming no doubt. You’ll enjoy some live entertainment, you’ll get plenty of exercise jogging or perhaps playing some tennis, then it’s time to get to the grill. You’re going to be busy! So it’s crucial that your hearing aids are prepared. All […]

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Keep your eyes on the road. Of course, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t speak to your other senses. Your ears, for example, are doing tons of work while you’re driving, helping you track other vehicles, calling your attention to info on your dashboard, and keeping you engaged with the other passengers in your vehicle. […]

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When is it time to have your hearing checked? You need a hearing exam if you have any of these four signs. The other day, my kids complained about how loud my television was. You know what I said to them? I said, “What”? It was humorous. Because it was a joke. But it also […]

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You have a ringing in your ears and it’s not getting any better, if anything it’s getting worse. It started off quietly enough, one of those “is it really there” kind of situations. But you’ve observed how loud and constant the tinnitus noises have become after a full day on the job at a construction […]

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Your last family get-together was disheartening. It wasn’t because of family drama (this time). No, the cause of the frustration was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear a thing. So you didn’t get the chance to ask about Dave’s new kitten or Sally’s new job. And that was really irritating. You try to […]

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You’ve been waiting for this day for quite a while. You got your new hearing aids. You’re so thrilled to be able to dive into your social life again. Now, you won’t be missing elements of conversations or going through awkward transitions. But there’s a problem: everything sounds just a little off. The reason for […]

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You enjoy swimming and are all about being in the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were a kid, everybody said you were part fish–that’s how regularly you wanted to go swimming). Today, the water seems a little… louder… than normal. And that’s when you realize you may have made a […]

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Your ability to hear is precious – once you lose it, the likelihood of getting it back in its natural form is slim to nil. But somehow, hearing loss tends to go untreated and unchecked in the general population. In the US alone, one in eight people over the age of 12 suffer from neglected […]

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Intimacy isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think about hearing aids. We get it. These little devices are usually advertised in very concrete terms. Less defined expressions like poetry, music, and art are more suited to the topic of love. And yet, the two are closely connected to the point […]

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It’s commonly said that hearing loss is a gradual process. That’s why it can be quite pernicious. Your hearing doesn’t deteriorate in giant leaps but rather in little steps. And that can make the gradual decline in your hearing difficult to keep track of, particularly if you aren’t watching for it. That’s why recognizing the […]

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