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Hearing aids are incredible devices that can help those suffering from hearing loss regain some independence in their lives. However, with all the astonishing technology involved with hearing aids, it should be no surprise that these devices are a little on the delicate side, too. That said, with the right care and attention, you should be able to keep your
Every audiologist believes in using ear protection from time to time. By protecting your ears, you can prevent damage from happening in the ear canal and inner ear, which usually ends up causing hearing loss issues. Some people are at a higher risk of damaging their ears than others, which means there are plenty of different ear protection options out
Your hearing is one of your most important senses and we rely on our hearing every day for everything that we do. A hearing test with an audiologist can determine whether you need to consider hearing aids to communicate with the world around you better. Once you select your devices, your audiologist will schedule a hearing aid fitting to make
One of the most popular reasons that people don’t keep up with medical appointments with optometrists and audiologists isn’t because they don’t have the time, but because they don’t know what to expect during the appointment itself. Knowing what to expect can help you to make the appointment that you have been avoiding for so long. Appointments with an audiologist
If you think your hearing aids aren't working properly, you can do some troubleshooting at home to work out what might be wrong. There are several issues that you can tackle yourself, including blocked tubes or empty batteries. However, there are some repairs that you might not be able to take care of yourself. You might find that you need
Custom ear protection is one of the many things offered by audiologists to help maintain the health of your hearing. The primary purpose of ear protection is to protect your ears from loud noises to help prevent hearing loss. It’s highly likely that your audiologist may recommend custom ear protection to you after an appointment. As such, it makes sense
Hearing aids are an often misunderstood device. They’re usually associated with seniors because of how common it is to suffer from hearing loss at an older age, but did you know that millions of people in America alone suffer from it? Hearing loss is a condition that, much like the tool designed to alleviate it, is misunderstood. So to help
Whether you’re concerned that you’re starting to suffer from hearing loss , or you simply want a more complete picture of your health, arranging your first appointment with the audiologist is always a good step. But many people have never really considered their hearing health before, so they’re not certain what they’re in for. Here, we look at what you
Fireworks, firecrackers and concerts may be Fourth of July traditions and are beautiful to watch, but they also make the holiday one of the noisiest and most likely to cause hearing loss. With sound levels from exploding fireworks reaching as high as 155 decibels, here are steps recommended by ASHA that you can take to minimize damage to your hearing:
Do you have difficulty making out all the dialogue at the movies? What happens when the music swells in the background, and the movie characters drop their voices? Sometimes, even the best hearing aids cannot overcome poor signal-to-noise ratios, leaving you guessing at the punch line, or wondering what twist the plot just took. 6,000 Regal Cinema screens across the