A hearing aid is a wonderful tool for improving your hearing health and overall quality of life, ensuring you never miss out on important life moments. However, like any sophisticated electronic device, if you don’t commit to regular check-ups and maintenance, your hearing aids will eventually encounter problems.
Driving is a complex task that requires a combination of sensory inputs and cognitive abilities to navigate safely through various environments. While vision is often emphasized as crucial for driving, the role of hearing is also crucial for safety.
Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent hearing loss that is caused by being around loud noises over a long period of time. It also can occur after you are exposed to loud noise in a short period of time, such as a gunshot or explosion. The more you are around loud noises, the greater your risk of hearing loss.
As we get older, the tiny hair cells in our ears that help us hear start to break. As the number of functioning hair cells decreases, so does our ability to hear. Unfortunately, you cannot grow any more hair cells, so the damage is permanent. This type of age-related hearing loss is called presbycusis.
There are several types of conductive hearing loss. Some types of conductive hearing loss can be corrected with hearing aid. If the Corti organ in the cochlea functions normally, hearing aids can help transmit sound in the outer or middle ear.
Listening fatigue, also known as listener fatigue, is a state of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion that occurs after prolonged exposure to an auditory stimulus. It can be caused by: Hearing loss, Auditory processing disorders, and Spending extended periods in noisy environments.
The new year is approaching quickly. Do you have unused health insurance benefits, hearing aid insurance benefits, or flexible spending account (FSA) funds? Now is the time to use your insurance benefits or FSA funds before they expire at the end of the year.
A Chinese proverb says, “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.” On October 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took the final step of requiring all cellphones sold in the United States to be hearing aid compatible (HAC).
Having hearing loss requires us to think about how we will hear everywhere we go. This can be particularly challenging in public settings like places of worship, a meeting room, or even a service counter where hearing aids alone are often not enough.
Hearing loss and depression are connected in many ways, and one of the main ones is a sense of isolation. Research shows that making connections with friends and family is essential to psychological well-being, and we all know that hearing is pivotal to interactions.