Tips for Keeping Earbuds and Headphones From Damaging Kids’ Hearing
With 1.1 billion young people worldwide at risk of hearing loss from unsafe use of personal audio devices and exposure to noisy activities, Dr. Allyson Rainer, Au.D., CCC-A, F-AAA is reminding families of simple ways they can help their children protect their hearing...
What is tinnitus?
Tinnitus (“TIN-a-tus” or “Tin-EYE-tus”) is the medical term for the sensation of hearing sound in your ears when no external sound is present. In most cases, tinnitus is a subjective noise, meaning only the sufferer can hear it. Typically, sufferers describe the sound...
Hearing Aids: A Smart Solution
Today, more than ever, the best solution for many individuals with hearing loss is hearing aids. Like all high-tech devices, hearing aids have improved significantly over the past several years in terms of performance and appearance. This includes “invisible”...
Talking With a Family Member About Hearing Loss
It's difficult to discuss hearing loss with family. How to help those you care about get the help they need. Hearing loss doesn’t just affect the person who has it. It also affects spouses, family members and friends. From frustration with having to repeat things over...
Your Brain and Hearing: Your Own Dynamic Duo
When you think of great partnerships, what comes to mind? Abbott and Costello? Sonny and Cher? Batman and Robin? How about your brain and hearing? While their functions are distinctly different, your hearing health depends on how well your brain and ears work...
Audiologist vs. Hearing Aid Dispenser
The difference between an audiologist and a hearing aid dispenser is often confusing. A hearing aid dispenser is an individual engaged in the fitting or selling of hearing aids to an individual with impaired hearing. A hearing aid dispenser is focused on the sale of a...
Summer Hearing Aid Care
Summer means warmer weather, lazy days on the beach, and an increase in hearing aid troubles! Moisture is the culprit for many hearing aid problems — excessive moisture due to high humidity and sweat can cause distortion, static and a host of other problems. To help...
Is Hearing Loss Hereditary?
Hearing loss can be inherited from one or both parents who may or may not experience hearing loss themselves. Estimates predict that nearly half of those with hearing loss have inherited it genetically. Genetic hearing loss can be present at birth or can show up later...
Protect Your Hearing From Noise
Hearing loss is a gradual and normal part of the aging process. However, excessive noise is still the primary cause. Permanent hearing loss can occur almost instantly with unprotected exposure to certain sounds. The consequences of this damage are high-frequency...
Your Journey to Better Hearing
Like most journeys, the journey to better hearing usually begins with the desire to accomplish a goal. In this case, the goal is to finally do something about your hearing loss and stop letting it impact your quality of life. We say “finally” because unlike eyesight,...
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