Intervening in hearing loss can significantly affect your quality of life. People with undiagnosed and untreated hearing loss tend to have much higher rates of depression, anxiety, and feelings of isolation. Once you’ve decided to take the critical step towards a fuller and easier life with hearing devices, making an appointment with your audiologist is the best next step. Don’t …
Sounds That Could Harm Your Hearing
Whether you work in an office or spend a lot of time at home, you’re exposed to some noise daily. You might not even realize it yet, but continuous exposure to high decibel sounds can cause harm to your hearing over time. Noises over 85 decibels, the unit of sound measurement, can damage hearing and potentially cause hearing loss. And …
How Exercise, Diet, Sleep, and Hearing Affect Brain Aging
According to the most recent scientific findings, our bodies and minds are closely intertwined. More importantly, modern medicine now assesses a person’s whole health. That is to say, none of our systems function in isolation, and hearing health is no exception. The basic building blocks of physical health, such as exercise, food, sleep, and even hearing, all feed upon one …
What is Single-Sided Hearing Loss
Nearly 50 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, which significantly impacts them and their loved ones. Hearing loss makes you withdraw from various hobbies and leisure activities and has significant consequences for your physical, emotional, and mental health. You won’t fully participate in social gatherings or have an explicit chat with your friends or family if you can’t hear clearly. …
Getting to Know Your Hearing Aids
Hearing aid technology continues to progress rapidly, and each new model brings more innovation. The increased sophistication of today’s hearing devices allows us to benefit from their use by their advancements in the replication of sound frequencies. The more advanced the technology, the closer it is to natural sound reproduction, and the fuller the hearing experience we have to gain. …
Hearing Aid Compatible Assistive Listening Devices
If you suffer from hearing loss, you probably know about hearing aid technology. You may be using one of those technologies since hearing aids are one of the most common methods to achieve standard listening capabilities. These technologies have been developing over time, but many hassles are still encountered in day-to-day life. Some of the most common hindrances in achieving …
Why You Should Treat Bilateral Hearing Loss with Two Hearing Aids
We frequently get asked if one hearing aid can provide the same benefits as two hearing aids. While a single hearing aid can improve sound quality, it cannot support you in the same way that a pair of hearing aids can. It’s critical to understand how your hearing works and best support your hearing’s natural functioning when choosing the best …
A Possible Link Between Exercise & Reduced Risk for Hearing Loss
Regular physical activity has been found to help us preserve our physical health as we age. Exercise improves circulation, strengthens joints, bones, and muscles, and can even boost your mood. Is there anything that exercise cannot accomplish? Exercising can help you hear better Researchers have found a link between physical activity and better hearing skills. According to a new study, …
Prioritize Better Hearing in the New Year!
As we age, most of us tend to begin incorporating health-focused intentions into our New Year’s resolutions. While our younger years might have been centered around building family or professional careers, what we probably want most in the future is ease and vibrancy as we get older. Consider the role of healthy hearing in your current lifestyle and its importance …
Monitoring Your Daily Exposure to Noise
In the many thousands upon thousands of years during which our ears evolved, loud noises were at a minimum. Our post-industrial lifestyle has become decidedly noisier. With the power of machinery and amplification, our ears can handle sounds our early ancestors never thought possible. It is truly the magnificence of our modern hearing system that manages to both hear a …