What To Do if You’re Stressed Before Your Hearing Test
Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some trouble hearing. If you’re feeling nervous about your upcoming hearing test, you’re not alone. Many people experience anxiety or apprehension before medical appointments, especially when they’re unsure about what to expect. Take a look at our eight steps to help you destress before your test. 1. Educate Yourself…
How to Care for Your Hearing Aids in the Winter
During the cold winter months, it’s essential to take extra care of your hearing aids to ensure their optimal performance. With approximately 28.8 million adults in the United States benefiting from hearing aids, it’s crucial to understand how freezing temperatures can affect these technologically advanced devices and what measures you can take to protect them….
Start Off Your New Year by Managing Your Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing or other sound that presents itself in one or both ears when no sound is usually present. It can happen on occasion or be a chronic condition that has a negative, distracting impact on overall quality of life. Roughly 10% of Americans, or about 25 million people, have experienced a tinnitus…
How Are Acoustic Neuromas Identified and Treated?
Pinched nerves are a commonly experienced phenomenon. When your nerves are compressed or pinched, the result is a tingling sensation. Whether your foot has gone numb because you sat in an awkward position too long or you wake up with your arm still asleep, you are likely familiar with this pinched nerve tingling. Acoustic neuromas…
Why Is It Important to Protect Your Hearing While Cycling?
The Centers for Disease Control defines the threshold for noise-induced hearing loss to be any noise above 70 decibels (dB) over a prolonged period of time or over 120 dB immediately. There are many surprising noises you may not initially consider when thinking about common causes of hearing loss. For instance, city traffic can reach…
Is Your Cell Phone Making Your Hearing Aid Buzz?
Choosing to start wearing hearing aids opens you up to a whole new world of easier communication, more awareness of your surroundings and even tinnitus symptom management, but there are a couple of things you need to know before getting fit for your new devices. One thing to think about when choosing the right hearing…
What Should I Do if My Hearing Aid Gets Wet?
Hearing loss doesn’t have to change your summer fun. Approximately 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from hearing aids. The small but technologically advanced devices can fit into any lifestyle and help you better identify auditory information by amplifying it directly into your ear canal. Hearing aids are most valuable when they are kept dry…
Tips For Navigating Airports with Hearing Loss
We’re inching closer to summer every day. For many of us, that means getting closer to heading out on a summer holiday. Whether you’re planning a trip overseas or flying just a couple of hours away, if you are taking a flight to reach your destination, you may feel a little apprehensive about dealing with…
How to Make the Most of a Hotel Stay with Hearing Loss
If you’re making travel plans for this spring or summer, you’re probably looking into booking a hotel room at your destination. But if you’re one of the 7.1% of adults ages 45 and older who use a hearing aid (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), you may need to do a little extra preparation to…
Why You Should Treat Your Hearing Loss This Year
Hearing loss is common. In fact, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing,” reports the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. But despite its prevalence, only 20% of people who could benefit from hearing aids actually wears them, according to the Hearing Loss Association of…
