Adjusting to New Hearing Aids
So you’ve made the decision to get hearing aids – congratulations! Hearing aids offer a plethora of benefits for your physical and cognitive health, not to mention benefits it offers your quality of life. Wearing hearing aids is often the best treatment for hearing loss, but many people are unprepared for the time it takes to adjust to new hearing
Celebrate World Alzheimer’s Month with a Hearing Test!
Globally, 46 million people live with dementia, and the most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. There are many physical manifestations of the condition, but the most common is dementia that affects cognitive ability. Worldwide, dementia cases cost $818 billion in treatment a year. Studies have discovered a correlation between cognitive loss and untreated hearing loss in the United
Celebrate World Alzheimer’s Month with a Hearing Test!
Scientists have identified many factors that can influence one’s chances of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (a common form of dementia). Perhaps not surprisingly, those secondary risk factors are all linked to a person’s body’s overall general health. Fortunately, by maintaining a few habits in your life, you could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the future. Let’s take
A Healthy Diet Can Lower Risk of Hearing Loss
We are all familiar with the many benefits of healthy eating: more energy, preventing the development of diseases, a strong immune system etc. In addition to this, a healthy diet can also lower the risk of hearing loss! Hearing loss is the third most common chronic medical condition that over 40 million people navigate on a daily basis. One prevalent
Preparing for a Hearing Aid Fitting
Hearing aids today are technological marvels that use tiny computers to employ what’s known as DSP – Digital Signal Processing. Far from the hearing aids of the past, which simply amplified sounds with a few adjustments to the frequency spectrum, today’s hearing aids will amplify just the frequencies you need in just the right amounts, while also limiting the maximum
Common Excuses for Not Buying Hearing Aids
A new hearing loss can be a frightening and disorienting discovery, and denial is a common refuge for those who find themselves experiencing it. It takes an average of seven years for a person to seek treatment for their hearing loss- an unfortunate statistic that we can only hope will change in the coming years. The impulse to pretend there’s
What to Ask During A Hearing Consultation
If you’ve scheduled a hearing consultation and screening, good for you! Whether you’re going in for a regular checkup on your hearing or you’ve noticed a definite hearing loss, you’re taking the best step toward ensuring your best long-term hearing health. Steps of the Hearing Consultation When you enter the audiologist’s clinic, you’ll first have a conversation with the doctor
Hearing Loss Cures of the Past
The best remedy for hearing loss is, of course, hearing aids. For those whose ears do not function, cochlear implants can “hear” for them, sending electrical representations of sound, like a healthy cochlea would create, directly to the auditory nerve. This is the closest thing to a “cure” for hearing loss and deafness that we have seen in human history,
Tips for Selecting Hearing Aids
If you’re noticing hearing loss and you’re ready to improve your life with a pair of hearing aids, congratulations! You’re making a great investment in your long-term health and well-being. But what’s the next step? Here are a few tips for moving forward with the process of getting hearing aids and making the best decisions for your situation. Bring a