Recent Investigation Reinforces Importance of Improved Hearing for Brain Support Often we talk about ties between hearing and brain health. With both the ears and the brain playing such active roles in sound perception and human connection, it’s no wonder...
Easy Troubleshooting: 7 Hearing Aid Issues
You Won’t Miss a Beat With These DIY Hints Like other electronics, hearing aids can have their down moments. Whether the hearing aid batteries seem to drain too quickly, you’re getting unpleasant feedback, or there’s no sound at all, you...
From Us to You: A Warm Thank You
We’re Celebrating National Gratitude Month With a Message of Thankfulness Did you know? November is National Gratitude Month! We’re especially grateful to you, our valued patient. Without community members like you, helping people reconnect to a world of sound would...
Encouraging Tinnitus Research
Hope for Tomorrow, Solutions Today About 14% of the world’s adults experience tinnitus: a persistent ringing in the ear (some people hear screeching, hissing, static, whooshing, roaring, or even sounds like ocean waves). For many, the condition becomes debilitating. As...
No Bones About It: Osteoporosis May Nearly Double Risk of Sudden Hearing Loss
Your Bone Health Is Strongly Linked to Your Hearing Health Hearing loss goes hand in hand with many chronic health issues. Heart health, dementia, and depression get all the press. But osteoporosis has long been known to affect hearing health....
Hearing Loss Myths Debunked
Fact or Fiction? Get the Scoop Here. It’s easy to get the wrong idea about hearing loss — its effects are invisible. In fact, misconceptions are commonplace, from antiquated stereotypes to wrong assumptions. These common myths are a great starting...
10 Hearing Aid Myths We’re Busting
Are These Misconceptions Standing Between You & Needed Care? Most hearing loss can be effectively managed with appropriately fit hearing technology. Yet more than 80% of children and adults worldwide who could benefit from hearing aids don’t use them. That’s...
On the Menu: Deaf-Friendly Restaurants
Road tripping? Keep these spots in mind. The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act improved equity and access to employment, public accommodations, services, and so much more for people living with diverse challenges, including hearing loss. Some businesses, however, go above...
Hearing Loss Q&A
Q: When someone speaks, I often miss nuances, like tone. Could this be hearing loss? A: That’s an interesting question! Hearing loss shares symptoms with other conditions, though. Let’s look at what hearing loss is and consider another possible culprit....
I Don’t Want to Hear It: Three Steps to A Comfortable Dialogue About Hearing Loss
How to Discuss Hearing Loss with A Loved One It could be core memories of Grandpa’s loudly beeping 1960s hearing aids. It could be the cost. There are many reasons why your loved one just doesn’t want to hear it....