Category: hearingandaudiology

Even though we may choose to start the new year off with the utmost tenacity and determination, after only a few short weeks, our motivations can sometimes fade away. Why do we fail? Perhaps we overestimate how much time we have, or maybe our goals are a bit too farfetched to realistically accomplish. So, what… Continue reading Prioritize Your Hearing in 2020

The holiday season is a time for celebrations that bring far-flung family and friends together. At each gathering, it’s likely that at least one of the attendees may have hearing loss. Making sure they’re included in all the festivities requires some planning based on a few commonsense rules. If you are hosting the party: Separate… Continue reading Holiday Parties: A Guide to Success

Sonic hearing aids and the technology behind them continuously improve year after year, delivering greater sound quality, enhanced features, and advanced options that have one particular goal in mind, convenience. Products in our current lineup contain high-tech features such as automatic adjustments based on your surroundings and Bluetooth® streaming options. Now our hearing aids can… Continue reading Rechargeable Hearing Aids: Making Life More Convenient

Many people think that most loud sounds that can cause hearing loss are found in the workplace, or at sporting events and concerts. But there are also potentially dangerous sounds in your household that can cause hearing loss. Some of them may seem innocent enough, but appearances can be deceiving. First, let’s understand that dangerous… Continue reading 5 Dangerous Household Sounds

If you or your loved one has just had a hearing test performed by a hearing care professional (or if you are planning to have one in the near future), you will receive the results as an audiogram. An audiogram is a graph that expresses your hearing capabilities as lines and symbols. Once you learn how… Continue reading Understanding Your Audiogram

Hearing loss is more common in men than women. Understanding why can help everyone protect their hearing. Studies show that men (20-69) are almost twice as likely as women in the same age range to have hearing loss.1 Yet men and women are born with the same hearing ability. The gender gap usually begins around… Continue reading Hearing Loss: Understanding the Gender Gap

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is hearing impairment resulting from exposure to loud sounds—from a single sound burst, like an explosion, to continuous loud sounds over a period of time, like a concert. NIHL can affect you over a narrow range of frequencies or it may impact your perception of sound overall. You might also have… Continue reading How Loud is Too Loud?

Do you struggle to hear flight information at the airport or to hear punch lines at the theater, even when wearing your hearing aids? If so, it’s not surprising. The microphones on your hearing aids do a good job at picking up and amplifying sounds that are nearby, but not as good a job when… Continue reading Hear Speech Better in Large Spaces with Telecoil Technology