Hearing Health Blog

When you shower, always remember to wash your ears. It’s difficult not to say that in your “parenting” voice. Maybe when you were a kid you even remember your parents telling you to do it. As you get caught up in past nostalgia, that kind of memory can take you back to simpler times. But […]

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What’s a cyborg? If you get swept up in science fiction movies, you probably think of cyborgs as kind of half-human, half machine characters (these characters are usually cleverly utilized to comment on the human condition). Hollywood cyborgs can seem extremely bizarre. But the truth is that, technically, anybody who wears a pair of glasses […]

Read More… from The Use of Technology in Managing Hearing Loss

You go above and beyond to ensure your hearing aids are well taken care of. When you go to bed, you always put them comfortably on the charger and you clean them daily. But you get pretty discouraged when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they used to. There are a few things […]

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If you’re still using your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also could be costing you in some ways. Within the last few years, hearing aid technology has made significant developments. A decade ago many of the features of modern hearing aids weren’t even in development, going digital […]

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Assistive listening devices and hearing aids can be used to treat the common condition of hearing loss. Unfortunately, hearing loss frequently goes undiagnosed and unaddressed. This can lead to greater depression rates and feelings of isolation in those who have hearing loss. It can also cause a breakdown in personal and work relationships, which itself […]

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Books-on-tape was what we used to call them, once upon a time. Of course, that was well before CDs, much less digital streaming. Nowadays, people call them audiobooks (which, we won’t lie, is a far better name). An audiobook allows you to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s sort of like having […]

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Remember the old tale of Johnny Appleseed? In elementary school, you may have been taught that he traveled across the US, bringing the gift of nourishing apples to every community he visited (the moral of the story is that apples are good for you, and you should eat them). Actually, that’s not the entire reality. […]

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Have you ever been in the middle of the road and your car breaks down? It’s not a fun experience. You have to pull your car off the road. Then you most likely pop your hood and have a look at the engine. Who knows why? Humorously, you still do this despite the fact that […]

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When it comes to history, there are three distinct kinds of people: those who find history to be amazingly interesting, individuals who think history is terribly dull, and people who think history is full of aliens. The history of hearing aids isn’t full of aliens (sorry not sorry). But it’s probably a lot weirder than […]

Read More… from Hearing Aids, a History

Even if you have an active, healthy lifestyle, you could experience hearing loss and certain cognitive concerns as you age. And a strong link between the two has been discovered by scientists which should never be ignored. So keep that hearing aid turned on. Individuals with untreated hearing loss are two times as likely to […]

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