These days, hearing your company during a meal at a restaurant can be hard regardless of your level of hearing. These rising noise levels are sometimes even intentional, as they create a lively feel and even help to move people out of tables faster. Modern restaurant design, with its minimalist approach, high ceilings, and hard… Continue reading Eating Out and Hearing Well
Selecting the Best Hearing Aid for Your Needs
When faced with the predicament of choosing a pair of hearing aids to treat hearing loss, it’s common to feel overwhelmed with the many options that have flooded the hearing aid market. While it’s always the best practice to heed the advice of a hearing professional you trust, and to get a thorough in-person evaluation… Continue reading Selecting the Best Hearing Aid for Your Needs
Be Good to Your Heart, and Your Hearing Will Thank You
“Listen to your heart.” This timeless phrase could also read “ take care of your heart, so you will be able to hear.” There is a distinct connection between your ability to hear and your cardiovascular health. Be aware that every step you take for heart wellness also benefits your hearing health. Good cardiovascular health… Continue reading Be Good to Your Heart, and Your Hearing Will Thank You
Fall Florida Health Care News 2017
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Is Your Medication Impacting Your Hearing?
Is Your Medication Impacting Your Hearing? Written by: Dr. Phoebe Clouser As we all know, medications come with side effects. What we do not typically know is that one of those side effects can be damaging to our ears. A drug that causes negative side effects to our ears or our hearing is considered “ototoxic.” … Continue reading Is Your Medication Impacting Your Hearing?
Vacationing with Hearing Aids
Summer is all around us with vacations, barbeques, swimming and lazing around basking in the glorious sun and good vibes. During these long days of sunshine and travel, it’s important to remember to care for your hearing aids. Like our other valuable electronics — cell phones, laptops, etc. – hearing aids need protection from the… Continue reading Vacationing with Hearing Aids
Accessories for Watching TV with Hearing Aids
It is undeniable that televisions have gone through a miraculous evolution over the years. The one feature of a television that seems like it has not benefitted from technological advances, however, is the sound. Sometimes the sound suffers due to the placement of the speakers and sometimes the sound suffers due to a lack of… Continue reading Accessories for Watching TV with Hearing Aids
The Zika Virus and Hearing Loss in Adults
The recent Olympic Games in Brazil brought the Zika virus to the world’s notice. We all heard about athletes choosing to drop out of the games rather than risk exposure. Recently, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared Zika a “public health emergency of international concern.” What is Zika? Zika is a Flavivirus carried by mosquitos.… Continue reading The Zika Virus and Hearing Loss in Adults
Travel Alert: Zika Virus and Hearing Health
You likely recall hearing about the famed “Zika Virus” last year. Despite it having been around for decades, it gained global attention when it appeared to be linked to a rare brain deformity in newborn babies. We don’t yet know everything about Zika; however, as more studies are being performed, we are learning about… Continue reading Travel Alert: Zika Virus and Hearing Health
Rocking Chair or Rockin’ On?
Rocking Chair or Rockin’ On? World’s First Rock Concert Broadcast Exclusively for Hearing Aid Wearers Says It All This summer, there’s a timely reminder that for people with hearing loss, hearing aids can mean the difference between “rockin’ on” or “rocking chair.” Chart-stopping rock band Styx and leading hearing aid manufacturer Oticon, Inc. have… Continue reading Rocking Chair or Rockin’ On?