With correct care, hearing aids can last for several years, but their effectiveness depends on their alignment with your current level of hearing loss. Comparable to prescription glasses, hearing aids are personalized to support your specific auditory needs, requiring regular reassessment. Assuming appropriate programming and fitting, here’s a guideline for their longevity. Is there a […]
Your workplace has decided to encourage teamwork and cooperation by opening up the office floor plan. But this new arrangement has become a struggle for you. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the increased noise makes it difficult to follow conversations. Even if mainstream hearing tests indicate totally normal hearing, […]
When you begin on a course of medication, it’s normal to want to be informed about any potential side effects. Can it give you a stomach ache? Will it cause your mouth to dry out? Cause sleeplessness? There could also be a more severe potential side effect that you may not think of – hearing […]
Muffled hearing can present for a large number of reasons. In most cases, this condition is temporary. In other instances, muffled hearing can be a harbinger of more significant hearing-related issues. That’s because, for the most part, hearing loss is a slowly developing condition. Symptoms develop slowly and over time. One of the first symptoms […]
Modern cell phones have become much clearer and more dependable nowadays. But that doesn’t mean everybody can hear you all the time. As a matter of fact, there’s one group for whom using a phone isn’t always a positive experience: those who have hearing loss. Now, you may be thinking: there’s an easy solution for […]
It probably seems like a simple thing to care for your hearing aids. After all, you were probably given a set of care instructions when you originally purchased your devices. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s quite likely that you […]
Does hearing loss worsen as you get older? Hearing loss is a common gradually developing condition that affects all adults. In fact, over 50% of people 75 and older have trouble hearing. Presbycusis The slowly developing condition of hearing loss as we get older is commonly known as presbycusis. There is no one definitive cause […]
February 22, 2024 | Artisan Hearing Technologies LLC
It’s no fun when you can’t sleep at night. And when it occurs frequnetly, it’s especially vexing. You lie awake tossing and turning, looking at the time again and again, and stressing about how tired you will be tomorrow. Medical professionals call this sort of chronic sleeplessness “insomnia”. With insomnia, the downsides of not sleeping […]
February 15, 2024 | Artisan Hearing Technologies LLC
You might be familiar with the various factors contributing to hearing loss, like the impact of getting older, genetic predisposition within families, or extended exposure to loud noises. But the link between hearing loss and diabetes isn’t as well known. Let’s dig a little deeper into that. How is your risk of developing hearing loss […]
February 9, 2024 | Artisan Hearing Technologies LLC
Lots of individuals really love winter! Well, if you have to go somewhere, it can definitely be difficult. Or if you don’t have the correct gear (or proper infrastructure). But during those chilly winter months, you can find plenty of enjoyable things to do. Don’t believe us? Skiing and sledding aren’t the only enjoyable things […]
