Understanding How Hearing Aids Work
If you’ve noticed that you’re having a harder time hearing conversations at work or when socializing with friends at Bill’s Grill, you might need hearing aids. To know what device is right for you, it can be helpful to understand how hearing aids work and what differences there are between various models. How Hearing Aids…
4 Reasons to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids
Even if your hearing aids have previously served you well, there will likely become a time when you need an upgrade. Let’s look at four common reasons you might want to get a new device. Your Hearing Aid Performance Is Declining The average lifespan of a hearing aid is 3-5 years. Even with proper care…
Four Habits that Harm Your Hearing
Hearing loss is common, affecting approximately 15% of American adults. While some causes of hearing loss, like old age, can’t be prevented, in many cases, our habits can help or harm our hearing health. Below we review four habits to kick in order to preserve your hearing. 1. Smoking Smoking is linked to a number…
Hearing Loss Isn’t an All or Nothing Condition
It’s easy for us to think of people as falling into two categories: those who have hearing loss and those that do not. However, like many other conditions, hearing loss falls on a complex spectrum and creates a variety of different experiences. When we fail to acknowledge that, we risk dismissing and alienating those who…
How Do Hearing Aids Help Manage Tinnitus Symptoms?
It’s extremely common for people with tinnitus, which is a phantom ringing sound in the ears, to also experience some level of hearing loss. In fact, the Hearing Loss Association of America reports that as many as 90% of people with tinnitus also have hearing loss. Because of this strong link, tinnitus is often effectively…
If You’re Over 50, Here’s What You Should Know About Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Hearing loss becomes more common as we age. If you are over 50 it is important to know some of the early signs of hearing loss, including: Family or friends commenting on your hearing. People seem to mumble, or you need them to repeat themselves often. You have trouble following conversations in groups, especially in…
How Fluctuating Hearing Loss Can Affect Language Development
The term “fluctuating hearing loss” refers to hearing loss that frequently changes. It is often associated with a feeling of fullness in the ear as well as tinnitus. In this article we review the causes of fluctuating hearing loss, its effect on speech and language development, its social-emotional impact and the importance of seeking treatment….
Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause Hearing Loss?
Do you enjoy attending concerts or plays at Prescott Center for the Arts? If so, your rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could put this hobby in jeopardy. This is because there is a link between RA and hearing loss, which we explore below. Types of Hearing Loss In order to understand the link between RA and hearing…
What is Telecoil and How Can It Help You?
Inside most hearing aids is a small wire coiled around a rod called a telecoil (or t-coil). A telecoil helps you by working as an antenna to pick up magnetic signals and streams them as sound into your hearing aids. This technology makes it easier to cancel out background noise and amplify one sound or…
Why Is There a Stigma Around Wearing Hearing Aids?
More than 48 million Americans are living with hearing loss, but only one in five who would benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one. Experts suspect this lack of treatment is due to the stigma around hearing loss and hearing aids. Below is a look at why this stigma may exist and what you…