Losing the ability to hear is bad enough, but what if you lose your hearing aids too? Losing hearing aids is more common than you might think. If your hearing aids are not in your ears or a safe storage container when not in use, there is no limit to the ways a hearing aid… Continue reading How To Avoid Losing Your Hearing Aids
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How to Prevent Losing Your Hearing Aids (And What to Do If You Misplace Them)
When was the last time you lost your keys? Your wallet? The TV remote? What about your hearing aids? You might think you would never lose something so necessary and valuable as your hearing aids, but many people do! One audiologist, Dr. Melissa Danchak, AuD, noted that she typically sees an average of three people… Continue reading How to Prevent Losing Your Hearing Aids (And What to Do If You Misplace Them)
Supporting Theory of Mind Development in Children with Hearing Loss
As you might imagine, children with hearing loss typically experience delayed skill development in several areas, especially language. Luckily, in addition to the child’s parents and family, pediatric audiologists are available to help build the child’s skills and abilities. While much of a pediatric audiologist’s work focuses on building the language, vocabulary, syntax, and conversational… Continue reading Supporting Theory of Mind Development in Children with Hearing Loss
Exciting New Options and Technological Advancements for Auditory Rehabilitation
Since the first electronic hearing aid was invented in 1898, hearing health technology has significantly advanced in terms of portability, effectiveness, and sophistication. Even with advancements in technology making every facet of life easier than it has ever been, out of 35 million American?s with hearing loss, 25 millions still do not own hearing aids… Continue reading Exciting New Options and Technological Advancements for Auditory Rehabilitation
4 Ways You Could Lose Your Hearing Aids
How often do you lose things? Keys, wallet, phone, remote control? It’s so common that many of us have now even invested in devices to help us find our lost things and technology developers have created locator services as part of their devices (find my iPhone, anyone?). In fact, according to a 2017 survey, the… Continue reading 4 Ways You Could Lose Your Hearing Aids
The Correct And Incorrect Way To Remove Earwax
Earwax is natural and cleans, lubricates, and protects the ear canals by trapping dirt and impeding the spread of bacteria. Most of the time, old earwax moves through the ear canal via jaw movements and chewing motions. When it spreads to the outside of the ear, it flakes off. Earwax blockage happens when earwax, also… Continue reading The Correct And Incorrect Way To Remove Earwax
Technology & Hearing: Hearables, Hearing Loss, and Health Intervention
You probably know that noise exposure can lead to hearing damage and loss and that some workplaces and job environments come with a lot of noise exposure. Did you know, however, that nearly 24 percent of hearing impairment cases among U.S. workers is attributable to workplace noise exposure? That’s nearly one-quarter of all hearing impairment… Continue reading Technology & Hearing: Hearables, Hearing Loss, and Health Intervention
How to Choose the Best Audiologist for You
When making the decision to seek treatment for hearing loss, the options can seem daunting. What do I do first? Who can I call? What should I ask? Who is the best choice? These are all questions you may be asking yourself. Here are some simple solutions to get you heading down the right path.… Continue reading How to Choose the Best Audiologist for You
Tips for Protecting Your Ears During the Winter
When the weather outside is frightful, make sure to dress appropriately and think layers. Our bodies strive to maintain a core temperature of around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, and being in a cold environment for extended periods of time interferes with that. The body uses several mechanisms to retain heat when faced with cold temperatures. First,… Continue reading Tips for Protecting Your Ears During the Winter
What is the Endolymphatic Sac?
“Memorizing and regurgitating are not science. Real science is a constant investigation of the unknown.” – Abhijit Naskar Just when we think we have a handle on a structure and function of the body, we learn something entirely new. It’s this “constant investigation of the unknown” that has led scientists to now uncover the function… Continue reading What is the Endolymphatic Sac?