Scientists and doctors have long since documented that our brains shrink in size as we gain entry into our senior years. It turns out, though, that taking care of your hearing health can have a positive effect on other areas of your body –your brain in particular. There are many clear benefits to protecting your […]
Jeff Beck, Neil Young, Ludwig van Beethoven and Eric Clapton – what trait do these diverse musicians all share? They all suffered permanent hearing loss, directly as a result of playing their music. I often work with musicians who have experienced hearing damage as a result of their longtime love of playing music. When a […]
Patients often ask precisely why hearing in crowds of people is especially challenging for them. Person-to-person conversations and even small group conversations don’t cause them any trouble. Not so in crowded situations. Whether in large public space outdoors such as a football game or indoors at a party, they report being unable to distinguish the […]
Hearing aids and mobile phones haven’t always gotten along as well as they do now. The complex electronics in both devices often caused static, lost words or squealing interference noises. Thankfully, improvements in technology and new government regulations have made the issue “Will this phone work together with my hearing aid?” simpler to answer. The […]
The selection and purchase of a first hearing aid can be an overwhelming task for anyone. Consumer Reports published a comparative report on hearing aids after following over a dozen people for six months while purchasing their first hearing aids. Their report was dismaying: two-thirds of the aids purchased ended up being misfitted, or amplified […]
Hearing loss may appear in many forms, and can occur suddenly, as the result of injuries or trauma, or gradually, as the result of the aging process. The experience of hearing loss may range from mild episodes of not being able to hear conversations correctly to extreme periods of total deafness, and may be either […]
One aspect of hearing loss which is seldom addressed is the simple decrease in safety of people who have hearing difficulties. For example, imagine that a fire starts in your home; if you’re like most people you have smoke detectors to sound an alert so that you and your family can evacuate the premises before […]
When trying to understand the difference between analog and digital hearing aids, you need to first understand the history of analog versus digital, and the different ways that they process and amplify sounds. Analog hearing aids came out first, and were the norm in most hearing aids for a long time. Then with the arrival […]
Even though it might seem to be a straightforward question to ask just how long hearing aid batteries are good for, it isn’t. How long hearing aid batteries will last is determined by quite a few variables. Battery life will depend on the model of your hearing aid, and may vary widely across models developed […]
Roughly 6 million teenagers nationwide suffer some type of loss of hearing, and this number has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. While experts say that this hearing loss is in part caused by sustained exposure to high volumes of music from portable players and phones, participation in marching band is another possible cause. […]
