In the US, hearing loss to some extent affects 20 percent of the total populace, or 48 million individuals. On average, then, one out of every five people you encounter will have hearing loss. For those of you who sincerely want to comprehend the condition—or that experience hearing loss themselves and would like some personal […]
If you had the chance to prevent or reduce the risk of cognitive decline as you grew older, how much would you be willing to pay for it? What would you say to 15 dollars per week? That’s roughly the cost of an expertly-programmed pair of hearing aids, which the newest research shows can decrease […]
We might take it as a given that our hearing aids are hardly noticeable, can be controlled with our smart phones, and can differentiate between speech and background sound. What we might not realize, however, is that those features are the products of 400 years of experimentation, design, and development. Even as early as 5 […]
