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The unfortunate truth is that many Americans who could benefit from hearing aids do not use them. The reasons can vary, ranging from price, stigma, or ease of use, resulting in over 25 million Americans choosing to avoid the technology that could increase their quality of life. With mountains of scientific evidence proving the positive… Continue reading 48 Hours With a Hearing Aid User

If you live with hearing loss, you know that the condition affects every part of your life: at home, at school, at work, and when you’re out with friends. Hearing loss can have a profound impact on your personal life, including your relationships with your spouse, family, and friends. It can also directly affect how… Continue reading The Best Time to Disclose Hearing Loss to a Current or Potential Employer

Have you felt overly tired lately? It might not be the shorter daylight hours or busy holiday season that are to blame. Your fatigued feeling might be due to hearing loss. Now, you might be skeptical at first that hearing loss could cause real fatigue. After all, isn’t hearing something you do automatically and constantly,… Continue reading Overly Tired? It Could Be Due to Hearing Loss

If you have hearing loss, or if you have a loved one with hearing loss, you shouldn’t need to worry about missing out on sound – like speeches or performances – when you attend public events. To ensure that you have access to sound in public venues, you should be aware of Assistive Listening Systems… Continue reading Assistive Listening Systems – What They Are, What Their Benefits Are, and How to Find and Access an ALS

Let’s talk about hearing loss. Specifically, degrees of hearing loss as measured in a hearing evaluation. What is a hearing evaluation? Similar to an annual medical check-up or twice-yearly dental check-up, a hearing evaluation can be an essential part of your regular health routine even before you suspect you have hearing loss. An annual evaluation… Continue reading 6 Degrees of Hearing Loss

With over nine months now since the beginning of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, you can probably list the common symptoms of COVID-19: fever, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, a cough, a new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, and more. But did you know that COVID has also been linked to sudden hearing loss?… Continue reading The Connection Between Sudden Hearing Loss and COVID-19

While hearing loss can have a whole host of different causes, the Centers for Disease Control estimate that some 50% to 60% of hearing loss in babies is due to a genetic cause, while 25% are due to outside environmental factors, such as infection on complications at birth. This “genetic” hearing loss is often called… Continue reading Can A Malaria Drug Help Hereditary Hearing Loss?

With the current “stay at home” and “shelter in place” orders around the country, it can be difficult to see your hearing aid professional as often as usual. Even as states begin to ease restrictions and businesses cautiously start to reopen, it is best to avoid unneeded visits to places like stores and offices. Even… Continue reading 9 Tips for Taking Care of Your Hearing Aids at Home

It’s an understatement to say that things look a bit different as we begin 2021 than they did in 2020. Many people’s lives have changed in a big way as a result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, and even if your life hasn’t undergone a significant change, you can probably see a difference in your… Continue reading The Challenges of Having Hearing Loss During a Pandemic

If you have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, you know how difficult it is to ensure that your child is given all of the same opportunities as a child with normal hearing. Research has shown that in addition to the effects hearing loss has on a child’s social life, hearing loss… Continue reading School is back in session! Two new laws make a difference for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.