As we get older we begin to have difficulty hearing clearly and we typically just accept it as a normal part of aging. Maybe we begin to turn up the volume on the TV or keep asking our grandchildren to speak up when they’re talking to us, or perhaps we start to forget things? Loss […]
You’re a pretty busy person, so it’s understandable that you completely forgot about the hearing exam you have scheduled for tomorrow. It’s a good thing we sent you a reminder text so you should have time to prepare. So how should I get ready? Hearing exams aren’t like those days in college or high school […]
You’re planning a really active summer. You’re definitely going to go to the beach and maybe take a swim. You’ll do some regular jogging and then maybe attend a baseball game or two before going home to up some delicious dinner. You’re going to be busy! And you want to make sure your hearing aids […]
Don’t take your eyes off the road. Of course, it’s good advice, but it doesn’t say much about your other senses. For example, think about how much work your ears are doing while driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, alert you to important info appearing on your dashboard, […]
When should you have your hearing tested? Here are four indicators that you should have your hearing tested. The other day, my kids complained about how loud my TV was. And guess what my reply was. I said, “What”? It was a joke. I thought it was funny. But it also wasn’t. I have needed […]
You have a buzzing 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 after spending all day at the construction site (for work), you’ve noticed just how noisy (and how persistent) that buzzing has […]
The last time you ate dinner with family, you were rather frustrated. Not because of any intra-family episode (though there’s always some of that). No, the cause of the frustration was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear anything. So you didn’t get the chance to ask about Dave’s new cat or Sally’s new […]
You’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. You got your new hearing aids. You’re finally going to be able to get back into the groove of your social life again. No more missed transitions or unclear conversations. But there’s an issue: everything sounds a little bit off. That’s because it’ll likely take […]
As a swimmer, you love going in the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were a kid, everyone said you were part fish–that’s how often you wanted to swim). Today, the water seems a little… louder… than normal. And then you realize your oversight: you went in the pool with your […]
Your sense of hearing is important in your life and when it’s gone, there will be no natural way of getting it back. But for some reason, hearing loss frequently goes untreated and unchecked in the general population. In fact, permanent hearing loss affects one in every eight individuals (about 30 million people) 12 and […]
