Most people are happy with their hearing aids: 91% of hearing aid users are pleased with the hearing aid experience when speaking one-on-one, based on a recent survey. When processing results with particular activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the supermarket, and 85% were satisfied […]
It’s not difficult to observe how your body ages over time. Your skin starts to develop some wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees start to hurt a little bit more. Your skin gets a bit droopy in places. Maybe your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade […]
It might seem, at first, like measuring hearing loss would be simple. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can probably hear some things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. Most letters may sound clear at any volume but others, like “s” and “b” could get lost. When you learn how to read […]
For just a moment, picture that you have a job as a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a really valuable client. Multiple agents from their offices have come together to talk about whether to employ your company for the job. As the call proceeds, voices rise and fall…and are […]
Pizza is an interesting thing. As long as a few factors are met, you can adjust toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is a lot like that. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by numerous different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear blockages, but as long as you have […]
What’s the connection between hearing loss and dementia? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. It was found that even mild neglected hearing impairment increases your risk of developing cognitive decline. Researchers think that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health issues. So, how does […]
Tinnitus tends to get worse at night for the majority of the millions of people in the US that experience it. But why would this be? The ringing is a phantom noise due to some medical disorder like hearing loss, it isn’t an external sound. Of course, knowing what it is won’t explain why you […]
There are a couple of types of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you cram every single activity you can into every single minute. These are the trips that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you go back to work more exhausted than you left. The other kind is all […]
TV shows and movies tend to utilize close-ups (sometimes extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re probably even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. To say that human beings are really facially focused is, well, not a stretch. So having all of your […]
It’s hard to be separated from your hearing aid once you get accustomed to using one. After all, your hearing aids are essential to connect with your world. But it will occasionally need to be updated or replaced just like all technology. The normal lifespan of a hearing aid From 3 to 7 years will […]