6 Questions to Ask During a Hearing Consultation & Fitting

6 Questions to Ask During a Hearing Consultation & Fitting

Treating hearing loss is an exciting time! Treatment offers life-changing benefits that transform your daily experience, relationships, social life and more. The first part of the treatment process is your hearing consultation appointment. During this appointment, your hearing health will be comprehensively evaluated by a specialist who will identify your hearing needs. Once your hearing needs are established, treatment will …

Recognizing Early Signs of Hearing Loss

Recognizing Early Signs of Hearing Loss

With nearly 1 in 5 people having some degree of hearing loss, you or someone you know may experience hearing loss symptoms. Hearing loss affects over 48 million people, and though it is pervasive, it is still widely undertreated. Only a third of people who could benefit from treatment, actually receive it. Untreated hearing loss not only deteriorates hearing but …

Dispelling Myths About Hearing Loss

Dispelling Myths About Hearing Loss

With nearly 1 in 5 people having some degree of hearing loss, you or someone you know may be living with impaired hearing. Though hearing loss is common, it is still widely undertreated –  with only a third of people who could benefit from treatment, actually receiving it. Contributing to action on hearing loss is the various misconceptions that people …

Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss

Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss

Treating hearing loss offers countless life-changing benefits. Not only does treatment transform hearing health, but it improves major facets of everyday life. There are effective hearing solutions that allow people to live full and active lives, contributing to a greater quality of life. Major benefits of treating hearing loss include the following:  Strengthens Communication Hearing loss reduces capacity to hear …

Avoiding Hearing Tests Could Make the Problem Much Worse

Avoiding Hearing Tests Could Make the Problem Much Worse

Though hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions people live with today, it is often avoided. Over 48 million people have some degree of hearing loss but only a third of people who could benefit from treatment, receive it. Studies show that it is common to avoid hearing tests adn delay treatment. This can have significant effects …

All About Tinnitus

All About Tinnitus

Tinnitus is one of the most common symptoms of hearing loss but can also be experienced without hearing loss. It describes hearing a ringing or buzzing like noise in one or both ears that only you can hear. This phantom like noise can be intermittent to constant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 50 million people …

What Are The Signs of Hearing Loss

What Are The Signs of Hearing Loss?

As we age, we commonly experience changes in our hearing. The change does not happen suddenly, but is more gradual, like the gradual process of graying hair. Nevertheless, it is crucial to pay attention to these initial indications. Research shows that men are almost twice as likely as women to have hearing loss among adults aged 20–69. Read on for …

What Is the Difference between Hearing Aid and Amplifiers

What Is the Difference between Hearing Aid and Amplifiers?

Hearing loss is a common issue that affects millions of people worldwide, with around 40 million Americans, from infants to the elderly, experiencing some form of hearing loss in one or both ears. For many of these individuals, communication can be a challenge, leading to feelings of frustration and isolation.  Hearing aids can enhance a person’s quality of life and …

What Does It Mean to Have "Normal" Hearing?

What Does It Mean to Have “Normal” Hearing?

Nearly 1 in 5 people have some degree of impaired hearing. Hearing loss is a medical condition that reduces a person’s capacity to hear and process speech as well as sound. Hearing loss has become the third most common health issue that people experience today. If you struggle to hear in places with background noise, find yourself asking others to …

Questions about Your New Hearing Aids Answered

Have you been thinking about hearing aids lately? Are you finding that you need to ask for people to repeat themselves more and more often? Do you find it hard to hear over the phone or struggle to hear the TV even when it’s turned up to its maxed volume? Hearing loss is incredibly common, especially as we age. One …