The ability to fully regain your hearing is a modern miracle. Recent developments in hearing aids have made hearing loss easier than ever to treat. But your brain needs time to readjust to hearing sounds that you’ve never heard or haven’t heard clearly for some time. The following tips can help you become more comfortable with your new hearing aid. …
Tips for Driving with Hearing loss
Driving can be stressful or relaxing, depending on your mood. Of course, it also depends on your abilities. Here we provide tips for safe driving with hearing loss. Get Your Hearing Tested First and foremost, it is important to see treatment with an audiologist. There are a lot of people who are not going to use their hearing aids because …
Things to Consider When Selecting Hearing Aids
Perhaps you’ve been diagnosed with a hearing loss and were recommended hearing aids as treatment. However, you may be worried about how to choose or whether it will help. Knowing the following may ease your concerns about hearing aid devices: • The type and options of hearing aid available to you • How to effectively use them • Important things …
What to Expect at a Hearing Test
If you have decided to schedule a hearing test, congratulations! It usually takes people seven years to get to this point, so you should be proud of yourself! You are taking a big step towards your hearing health and your general health by doing so. Hearing exams are easy, fast and painless and they provide you with essential insights on your ability to …
What to Ask During a Hearing Consultation
Those who have decided that they are ready to take charge of their hearing should be congratulated. If you have hearing loss, admitting and seeking help for your condition is an important step in your journey to a better quality of life. A consultation usually involves a hearing test. If this is your first time, here’s what to expect during …
September is World Alzheimer’s Month
This month, we look at Alzheimer’s disease, a cognitive disorder that affects many individuals but has origins that remain a mystery. World Alzheimer’s Month is a global campaign held by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) every September to create awareness and combat the taboos around dementia. It has been an annual event since 2012, with the most important day falling on September 21st. To mark …
Encouraging a Loved One to take a Hearing Test
Do you have a loved one who’s struggling to hear? Are they reticent to admit to their hearing loss, and deny that they’re not hearing clearly? As you’ve discovered, hearing loss affects not only the person who’s hard of hearing, but their friends and loved ones as well. If your loved one has never taken a hearing test, here are …
The Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss
Do you have hearing loss? If you’ve identified the signs of hearing loss, but are still hesitating, take a moment to learn about the benefits of treating hearing loss. You may think your hearing loss is no big deal, and that you can put off getting hearing aids for a few more years, but deciding to live with untreated hearing …
Identifying the Signs of Hearing Loss
Do you think you might have hearing loss? Have you been struggling to hear in several listening environments, or feel that your hearing just isn’t as sharp as it once was? Here are some of the most common signs of hearing loss. If you identify any of these signs in yourself or a loved one, it’s time to book a …
Chewing and crunching noises drive you mad? You might have misophonia
Those with misophonia can experience anger, rage and extreme discomfort when they hear ordinary noises like chewing food, breathing or yawning. Source: Kare 11 News
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