How many people in your life have hearing difficulties? One person? Two people? A handful? No one? The actual number is quite possibly more than you think, because hearing loss — the inability or reduced ability to perceive sounds that...
Hearing Aids: Get the Scoop on What These Small but Powerful Devices Can Do
Did you know? Fewer than one out of three adults 70 and older who could benefit from hearing aids actually uses them, per the U.S. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the rate plunges to just 16...
How Hearing Aids Work
If you or someone you know has hearing technology, you understand how life-changing it can be, leading to even stronger connections to loved ones and a renewed vigor for life. But have you ever stopped to wonder just how those...
Online Hearing Tests: Can They Help?
From blood-pressure kiosks in retail stores and vision exams online to home kits that test for HIV, blood-sugar levels, colon cancer, and more, the do-it-yourself approach to health screening continues to expand as the demand for greater convenience and consumer...
Self-Fitting Hearing Aids: Key Reasons to Consult a Hearing Care Professional Instead
Have you heard of self-fitting hearing aids (SFHAs)? Can they help if you have a hearing loss? What exactly are they, and how do they differ from traditional hearing devices fitted by a hearing care expert? What’s the best action...
Why Protect Your Ears?
On a daily basis I work with patients who report difficulty hearing important things in their life such as hearing their spouse and many times are unable to engage in group conversations. They acknowledged that they have adopted the “smile...
Your hearing aids stopped working, what’s the next step?
Hearing aids are an amazing piece of technology that help to improve lives and helps people communicate with their loved ones. But when they stop working, what should you do? Here’s a handy guide to follow if your technology stops...
Lately, I’m Having Trouble Hearing. Why the sudden change?
“My hearing is not as good as it used to be. Why could that be?” This is actually a question we hear often. Many of our patients will report that their hearing has decreased just in the last few months...
Why choose an AudigyCertified™ professional?
Something we often bring up is the fact that we are AudigyCertified. This statement is normally followed with the question, “What does that mean?” To be AudigyCertified, we had to first be nominated by one of our peers as a...
Noise Levels on Hearing Aids
When people think of hearing loss they generally think about people not being able to hear soft sounds, which is absolutely true. What they don’t realize is that most of the time those same people are actually MORE sensitive to...