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…
How Do I Customize My Hearing Aid Setting?
Hearing aids are complex electronic devices that are designed to seamlessly provide you with the level of amplification you need depending on your environment. While these default programs work most of the time, you may find yourself in a listening situation that requires a customized setting. Below is a breakdown of when you should add…
Questions New Hearing Aids Users Ask
Selecting your first pair of hearing aids can be overwhelming. Below are some of the most common questions new hearing aids users ask. How Does My Hearing Aid Work? Hearing aids have three main components in order to help you hear. The microphone picks up sounds from your environment. The processor amplifies these sounds to…