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You have made an important step in taking care of your hearing health by wearing hearing aids. Whether you are a long-time user or have started your hearing journey recently, you may be asking yourself how to know when it is time to upgrade your hearing aids. Below are some tips on how to know… Continue reading How To Know If You Are Ready to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids

Do you have a bad habit you want to break in the New Year? A habit is a way of behaving that is repeated and occurs subconsciously. These everyday actions become part of us and our identity. Some practices are harmless, while others may appear harmless but are detrimental to our health. Habits can be… Continue reading Are Your Bad Habits Affecting Your Hearing?

Over the past several years, studies have indicated a connection between hearing loss and cognitive impairment. While this connection may not be intuitive, mounting evidence from studies across different age groups shows that such a connection does exist. The majority of past studies focused on older adults, and the findings indicated connections between increased prevalence… Continue reading Mounting Evidence Suggests Connections between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment – Even in Young Adults

This year is a particularly poignant year for me personally since it will mark the 50th anniversary of my family’s exodus from East Africa. My maternal grandfather was put on a ship from India at the age of 8 and arrived in Tanzania, Africa to build his future. My parents were both born in East… Continue reading Reflecting on 2022

If you have hearing loss, your hearing professional may have recommended that you wear hearing aids. Your journey with hearing aids starts with you choosing your devices. But with so many hearing aids out there, especially with over-the-counter devices now available, how do you know which type of hearing aids to pick? Here are a… Continue reading How do you know which hearing aids to choose?

The human body is amazing. One of the intriguing aspects of how the body works is that everything is connected—and one part affects all of the other parts. Researchers are still learning new ways that various body systems are connected. One connection you may not know about is that hearing loss and diabetes are linked.… Continue reading Does hearing loss have a connection to diabetes?

Many of our patients know that we have a local non-profit called Hearing the Call -South Florida https://www.hearingthecall.org/southflorida/ Our non-profit provides hearing healthcare in our community to income eligible patients that would not otherwise be able to access hearing aids and services. Through our donation bank of hearing aids, we can fit patients with gently… Continue reading How does Hearing Partners Give back?

Hearing aids have been approved for over-the-counter (OTC) use. Congress passed the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 to make hearing aids more accessible for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. Several manufacturers already sell them online, and the devices are slated to hit the shelves once the law takes full effect in October… Continue reading Everything You Need to Know about Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

You may have heard that hearing aids will soon be available over-the-counter at retailers like Walgreens and CVS. With hearing aids also available from a hearing care professional like an audiologist, at big box stores, and from online-only retailers, you have options when it comes to where you get your hearing aids. So, where is… Continue reading Where is the Best Place to Get Hearing Aids?

This article provides further clarification from the recent FDA approved over-the-counter hearing aid (OTC) regulation that will take effect in mid-October. Hearing aids come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. What they look like has nothing to do with how they perform, their intended user, or their cost. Some hearing aid manufactures distribute both OTC… Continue reading What is the difference between “Over-the-counter hearing aids” and “Prescription hearing aids” and how will I know what’s right for me?