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If you have hearing loss, have met with a hearing professional, and have chosen to use hearing aids, congratulations! Hearing aids can help you hear better than you have in perhaps quite some time. However, some people don’t like to wear their hearing aids, or they stop wearing them after a while. Is that you?… Continue reading Why People Don’t Wear Their Hearing Aids & How to Make the Transition to Hearing Aids Easier

Hearing loss is more common than you may realize. In the United States, 1 in 5 people over the age of 12 have hearing loss of some kind. When combined with the children who have hearing loss, that makes for 48 million Americans with hearing loss. For those who are aged 65 to 74 years… Continue reading New Discovery in Fruit Flies Holds Promise for Age-Related Hearing Loss Treatment

Imagine if sound waves could damage you down to your very cells or if certain frequencies could cause pain, depression, and even stroke. It may sound like a science fiction movie in which the villain has created the ultimate weapon, or a futuristic dystopian government has developed a terrible new way to control its population.… Continue reading What is Vibroacoustic Disease?

While we are several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is completely normal if you still feel a bit overwhelmed. This is a situation most of us around the world have never dealt with before. Many people are struggling with feelings of loneliness and isolation, especially in circumstances where quarantine, self-isolation, or social distancing need… Continue reading 5 Simple Tips for Reducing Stress (Even During COVID-19)

As the holiday season ends, we’re reminded of all the things we’re thankful for. Not only are we grateful to support our patients with their hearing concerns, but we appreciate the opportunity to help others in need. It’s not just the immediate people around us that can benefit from generosity; you can make a difference… Continue reading Oliver Audiology is Proud to Support Doctors Without Borders

When you think of hearing loss, you may first think about age-related hearing loss. However, kids experience hearing loss, too. Whether you and your children have normal hearing or experience a form of hearing loss, it is important to be educated on this topic. You can also help your children understand hearing loss and the… Continue reading Hearing Loss In Children & Children’s Books about Hearing Loss

Beginning in 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) no longer enforces the need for a medical assessment before amplification. This policy opens up the door for alternative self-test diagnostics and hearing devices, which has the potential to increase the initial access to hearing care via the use of hearing aid apps. Helpful Functions… Continue reading Exploring Hearing Apps And What They Can Offer To The Person With Hearing Loss

While none of us were familiar with COVID-19 at the beginning of the year, we have all certainly heard plenty about it by now. And although the news stories about the novel coronavirus have not seemed to slow down in the past six months, there is still much about this virus that is unknown. What… Continue reading Can COVID-19 Cause Hearing Loss?

“On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” – Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time White noise is a curious thing. It is noise, but at… Continue reading Could White Noise Help Us Hear Better?

For children around the United States, late August and early September are associated with one thing: going back to school. While this is still true in 2020, “going back to school” may not involve returning to a school building at all. Many parents have had to make a difficult choice whether to send their children… Continue reading The Challenges of Distance Learning with Hearing Loss