You learn to adapt to living with tinnitus. In order to tune out the constant ringing, you always leave the TV on. You avoid going out for happy hour with friends because the loud music at the bar makes your tinnitus worse for days. You’re always going in to try new techniques and treatments. Eventually, […]
You care deeply about your loved ones and want to do something to show them? Listen to your loved ones, truly listen. That requires, of course, the ability to hear. Research reveals one out of three adults between the ages of 65 and 74 is experiencing hearing loss and millions would benefit from wearing a […]
You’re supposed to wear your hearing aids daily. But before you recycle your milk containers, you’re supposed to rinse them out too. Sometimes, we don’t do the things we’re supposed to. It’s the same for hearing aids. Occasionally we forget to take them with us. You might even forget to wear it for more than […]
The human body has some fantastic and remarkable abilities. The human body usually has no problem healing cuts, scrapes, or broken bones (I mean, sure, it takes a while, but your body can actually repair the huge bones in your arms and legs with little more than some time and a splint). But you won’t […]
If you’ve got hearing aids, you should be able to hear, right? When they aren’t working properly, it can be thoroughly frustrating, it’s a real “You had ONE job” scenario. Luckily, your hearing aids should have no issue doing their job if you properly maintain them. Go through this list before you do anything rash. […]
The real problem with chronic tinnitus is not just that you have a ringing in your ears. It’s the continuous non-stop ringing, that’s the real issue. Initially, this may be a moderate noise that’s not much more than a little annoying. But after a day or a week or a month, that ringing or buzzing […]
One of hearing loss’s most perplexing mysteries may have been solved by scientists from the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the future design of hearing aids may get an overhaul based on their findings. Results from an MIT study debunked the idea that neural processing is what allows us to pick out voices. […]
Technology is developing into stronger, smarter, and smaller devices. Being smaller while having more functionality is the general trend. So it’s not surprising that hearing aids are no different. Though hearing problems have a number of causes, hearing problems are more prevalent amongst older people, and the world’s population is getting older. Around 37.5 million […]
The saying “Music to my ears” could soon have a very different meaning for people suffering from hearing impairment. Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the University College London examined the effects of musical experiences on hearing loss in children and the outcome of the study illustrated the impact and benefit received by exposing […]
The air filled with the pleasing smells of cinnamon and nutmeg. Brightly colored lights of red, blue, and green fill your home with a joyful spirit. You love catching up with your family members as your grandchildren sing, dance and play. The holidays are lively, and you don’t want to miss a beat. Are you […]
